Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 13: High Court has quashed charges of misappropriation of funds against Assistant Director, CAPD Ramesh Chander with the direction to the trial court to commence trial against rest of the accused persons.
After hearing both the sides, Justice Mohan Lal observed, “there is not a whisper in the impugned order that how petitioner has hatched a criminal conspiracy with the other accused in preparing/manipulating the fake official record dishonestly and fraudulently which led to the misappropriation of food grains/sugar of the value of Rs 74,07,370 to the state exchequer by principal accused Babu Ram (the then incharge storekeeper Udhampur)”.
“It is not depicted that which of the prosecution witnesses have stated before the investigating officer regarding the criminal conspiracy and preparing the fake official record by petitioner. As per the prosecution case, petitioner has remained posted as Assistant Director CAPD Udhampur for a brief period of 3 months-with effect from 04.05.2010 to 04.08.2010, while as on 05.08.2010 the then Assistant Director CAPD Udhampur reported that he conducted a surprise checking of food store Udhampur wherein huge quantity of food grains/sugar was found short and a committee submitted its report indicting incharge storekeeper Babu Ram for the loss to the state exchequer”, High Court said.
“I am of the considered opinion that there is no sufficient ground for proceeding against petitioner/accused in the case in hand. Accordingly, petition is allowed, consequently, the impugned order dated 30.07.2013 framing charges against petitioner is quashed. The ad-interim order of this court dated 22.08.2013 staying the proceedings in the trial court stands vacated and the trial shall commence against rest of the accused persons”, read the order passed by Justice Mohan Lal.
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