Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 17: Additional Sessions Judge Kathua Kamlesh Pandit today framed corruption charges against Dr Manoj Bhagat, the then Medical Superintendent District Hospital Kathua who was caught red-handed by the ACB team.
After hearing both the sides, the court observed, “while considering all facts and also statements of witnesses and documents of record, it is prima facie proved by prosecution at this stage that accused person was demanding illegal gratification from complainant for clearance of his bills”.
“The charge sheet was earlier returned by this court for want of sanction order which sanction order appears to have been not obtained because accused person was no more in the service because of his forced retirement by the then Government, which order was assailed by the accused before the courts and due to intervention of courts, accused persons was reinstated in service”, the court said.
“Therefore proper sanction order from the competent authority was obtained and filed along with charge sheet ,which sanction order cannot, in the facts and circumstances be doubted at this stage”, the court said, adding “there is no reason to differ with the conclusion arrived at by the investigating officer as there are grounds for presuming that accused person has committed the offences so he is liable to be charged accordingly”.
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