Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 8: Additional Sessions Judge Anticorruption Jammu Ritesh Kumar Dubey has framed charges against Sohan Lal Sharma, the then Head Constable Police Station Gharota Jammu and Amit Sharma, the then SPO, who were caught red-handed by the ACB team while accepting bribe for release of seized cattle.
After hearing both the sides, the court observed, “the prosecution material prima facie establishes that the accused was caught red handed after having accepted the bribe money from the complainant, on the asking of another accused who demanded the bribe money on the spot, having made the demand earlier also which led to the laying of trap by VOJ”.
“The submission by accused that the cattle had already been released, mean nothing but a prayer seeking a finding that in such circumstances the prosecution allegations are false, without providing them the opportunity to prove the same. And such a finding cannot be returned at this stage”, the court said.
” I am convinced that the material collected by the investigating agency during the investigation, prima facie establishes the offences under Sections 5(1)(d) r/w Sections 5(2) and 4-A J&K PC Act Svt 2006 and 120-B RPC, against the accused. So, the charge for the offences shall be framed against the accused”, the Judge said.
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