Bribery fees: Panchkula CBI courtroom convicts central excise officers

The case was registered on February 19, 2017, beneath Part 120-B (felony conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) learn with varied provisions of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act on the grievance of Deepak Jain, proprietor of Precision Elements (P) Ltd. HSIIDC, Indl. Property, Rai, Sonepat, in opposition to Anil Kumar, Ajay Kumar, each superintendents of police (SPs) and inspector Ravinder Singh Dahiya, all from central excise, audit division, Murthal. As per the complainant, the convicted had demanded a bribe of ₹10 lakh to regulate/minimise obligation/penalty of ₹25-30 lakh for double billing, and evasion of excise obligation of scrap and overstock. On request of the complainant, they diminished the bribe quantity to 9 lakh. Moreover, the convicted Anil Kumar additionally demanded a cellular.

A lure was laid on February 20, 2017, at manufacturing facility premises of the complainant the place all three accused got here in a automobile. They referred to as the complainant exterior and took him alongside. After making a spherical within the neighborhood, they then stopped their automobile close to his manufacturing facility, whereupon the complainant gave a name to the TLO confirming the supply of bribe cash. The lure group instantly sprang to apprehend the accused.

Accused Ravinder Dahiya tried to flee however was caught on the spot by CBI officers. The bribe quantity was recovered from Dahiya’s automobile.

After an investigation, a chargesheet was filed in opposition to them on July 3, 2017.

Throughout the trial, the complainant turned hostile. Nonetheless, after appreciating the proof on document and the arguments of Harsh Mohan Singh, senior prosecutor of CBI, the courtroom convicted all three accused beneath Part 120-B of IPC on Wednesday. The sentence shall be pronounced on February 3, 2025.