Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 5: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today produced chargesheet against Romesh Chander, then Patwari Halqa, Bhaddu, Billawar, Kathua, who was caught red handed while accepting bribe.
Chargesheet was presented before Addl Sessions Judge Anti-Corruption Kathua in case FIR No. 01/2020 P/S ACB-Jammu, under section 7 (a) Prevention of Corruption Act (amendment 2018), read with PC Act 1988 against the accused Patwari.
The instant case FIR was registered on the written complaint lodged by Hukam Chand, son of Mallu Ram, resident of Beral, A/P Bhaddu Tehsil Billawar District Kathua, who had approached Patwari Romesh Chander for issuance of Fard Intikhab of the land purchased by his late father in the year 1998 in Khasra No. 2244/1694.
As the Patwari concerned demanded Rs 10,000/- as bribe for issuance of ‘Fard Intikhab’, the complainant the complainant lodged the instant complaint against the Patwari and requested for legal action against him. Accordingly, a trap was laid and the accused Romesh Chander, then Patwari Halqa, Bhaddu was caught red handed in presence of independent witnesses while demanding and accepting bribe amount of Rs 10,000/- from the complainant.
After completion of investigation and obtaining prosecution sanction against the accused public servant, a charge sheet for commission of offence U/s 7 of PC Act 1988 (as amended in 2018) against accused person was presented today before the Addl Sessions Judge, Anti-Corruption, Kathua for judicial determination.
The next date of hearing in the instant case FIR has been fixed on 17.11.2021.
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