Like our Facebook Page

news details

Court orders RI, fine Rs 50,000 to then EO Katra; directs auction of property Disproportionate Assets case: 7/24/2014 11:49:13 PM Jammu, July 24: Taking serious note in corruption cases, Additional Sessions Judge Anticorruption Jammu Sanjay Parihar today awarded one year rigorous imprisonment and fine Rs 50,000 to Sham Lal then Executive Officer NAC Katra who was facing trial in disproportionate case for the last 19 years. Additional Sessions Judge Anticorruption Jammu Sanjay Parihar after hearing Senior Prosecuting Officer Himanshu Gupta for the Vigilance Organization whereas Sr Adv VR Wazir for the accused person, observed that an assets to the tune of Rs 5, 65, 797 have been found disproportionate to his known sources of income which shall be recovered by public auction of landed property held by him, except the 8 Kanals of land over which house has been constructed and sale proceeds equal to value of disproportionate assets derived thereto are directed to be confiscated to the state. Court also observed that after considering the oral and documentary evidence, accused Sham Lal then Executive Officer NAC Katra is held guilty of the offence u/s 5(1) (e) r/w 5(2) of PC Act 2006 SVT and is therefore convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and also pay fine of Rs 50,000, default he shall undergo rigorous imprisonment for another three months. Court further observed that an assets to the tune of Rs 5, 65, 797 have been found disproportionate to his known sources of income which shall be recovered by public auction of landed property held by him, except the 8 Kanals of land over which house has been constructed and sale proceeds equal to value of disproportionate assets derived thereto are directed to be confiscated to the state and he shall be taken into custody so to undergo sentence. According to the Vigilance case the then Executive Officer NAC Katra Sham Lal had disproportionate assets to his known source of income to the tune of Rs 18, 76, 756/-. accused during the period from 1977 to December, 1995 acquired assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. According to case it has been found in possession are in the shape of landed property, house at Katra, Hotel Swastik, Maruti Van and other immoveable assets. It has been found during investigation the assets in possession of the accused disproportionate to his known source of income are of value of Rs 18, 76, 756/- for which the accused satisfactorily account for. On September 29, 2007, court framed charges u/s /s 5(1) (e) r/w section 5(2) PC Act 2006 and sections 9/11/12/14 of the J&K Public men and Public servants declaration of assets and other provisions Act 1983. (JNF)   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

top stories of the day

'Rank and file being polarized over castes, sub castes' Omar, Farooq, Kamaal undecided about contesting Assembly elections Issue white paper to prove Jammu not being discriminated against Wrongful confinement of 16 yrs old in school Desperate to save his sinking ship, Omar trying to again rake up AFSPA issue VO inaction shields Taj's darling DHS Kashmir JU takes Human Rights lightly, admits 15 students for 30 seats Shocker for masses in offing, people to pay user-fee on state roads Implementation of major decisions at fag end of Govt may backfire on Omar Old NC guards demoralized after recent statement of Omar about Dr Farooq Incompetent catapulted to DSE chair Sakeena Itoo irks Party activists in Bijbehara Pre-poll alliance with Congress in 2008

STOCK UPDATE

BSE Sensex NSE Nifty

CRICKET UPDATE