Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 24: Special Judge Anticorruption CBI cases Jammu, Vinod Chatterji Koul today returned challan in the bank fraud case to the Central Bureau of Investigation for further probe.
The CBI presented the challan against Narender Kumar Bhardwaj, the then Senior Branch Manager, Bank of Baroda, Gandhi Nagar (now posted as Senior Branch Manager, Bank of Baroda, Sion, Mumbai), Raj Kumar Raina, the then Credit Officer, Bank of Baroda, Gandhi Nagar (now posted in Mandi branch of the bank), Vinod Kumar Basnotra, Credit Officer (now posted as Senior Branch Manager, Bank of Baroda, Srinagar), Tilak Raj Dogra, the then Chief Manager, Bank of Baroda, Gandhi Nagar, Jaswant Singh, the then Credit Officer, Bank of Baroda Gandhi Nagar, Hem Raj Phonsa, Jawahar Lal Sharma, the then Patwari, Halqa Chowadi and Sanjeev Gupta, Prop M/s Jai Maa Sukrala Enterprises.
After hearing Advocate Vikram Sharma, Special Judge Anticorruption CBI observed, “the sale deed in question has been executed on the basis of Jamabandi prepared by the Patwari and has been authenticated by Girdawar and also by the Tehsildar. It is because of that authentication that the execution and registration of the sale deed becomes possible”.
“The IO left this area and has not investigated as to who were the officers who authenticated the document and their role in the conspiracy”, the court said, adding “the investigation of this area is necessary for just decision of the case and to meet the ends of justice”.
After going through the facts and circumstances of the case and the law laid down by the Supreme Court, the court ordered further investigation in the case. “The IO shall conduct further investigation in respect of the areas pointed out. He shall identify the officers who have authenticated the document in question and investigate their role”, the court said, adding “the proceedings in this challan are deferred till the further report of investigation is filed”.
“The further investigation shall be monitored by the Joint Director with intimation to the court. Further investigation shall be conducted expeditiously and if any document is required by the IO he can make the application and take the record”, the court said.
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