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| CBI Court acquits BSNL official | | | early times report
Jammu, Jan 19: Special Judge Anticorruption Jam-mu (CBI Cases) B L Bhat has acquitted Sat Pal then lineman BSNL posted at Sarwal who was caught red-handed by the CBI team while allegedly demanding and accepting Rs 500 as bribe from the complainant for installing new telephone connection.
After hearing Public Prosecutor Neeraj Bhardwaj for the state and Advocate R K Kotwal appearing for the accused, the court observed that it was unfortunate that the complainant despite initially demonstrating enthusiasm to bring the corrupt official to book adopted a soft stand to spare the accused oblivious of the fact that he had filed complaint alleging exploitation of the hand of accused corruption has assumed menacing proportions.
"It has become a monster, machinery of the state cannot be effected to curb menace of corruption unless public at large changes its mind set on both fronts saying big no to collusive corruption and adhering to a principled stand that once subject to coercive corruption, the victim shall not falter at the trial. The peoples resolve to fight corrupt is the most effective weapon practicing and not mere preaching will yield the desired result and route out the evil of corruption," he said.
With these observations the Court acquitted the accused from the charges levelled against him. (JNF) |
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