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Jammu, April -12-2019-(JNF):- Justice Sanjay Kumar Gupta uphold conviction of Surinder Dogra Traffic Superintendent, Indian Airlines awarded by Trial Court.
This criminal appeal has been filed by the appellant against the judgment dated 16.02.2006 passed by the learned Special Judge, (Anti-Corruption) Jammu whereby the appellant has been convicted for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 420, 468 & 471 RPC read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and has been sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of six months and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/- under each of the above four Sections. Period of imprisonment in all the offences has been ordered to run concurrently.
According to the CBI case that Surinder Dogra, was posted as Traffic Superintendent, Indian Airlines, Jammu at relevant time. The case of prosecution is that on 19.11.1997, the accused, while manning the ticket sale counter at Jammu Airport, prepared an infant ticket in a fictitious name and tampered by way of forgery its flight coupon to make it an adult ticket, thereby obtaining pecuniary advantage for him and causing loss to Airlines. Accordingly CBI case, RC 3(A)/98-Jammu dated 08.01.1998 was registered and investigation taken up on a complaint dated 27.12.1997 lodged by Sh. Romesh Malhotra, Manager (Vigilance) Indian Airlines.
Justice Sanjay Kumar Gupta after hearing Adv Ankush Manhas for the appellant whereas Adv Monkia Kohli for the CBI Observed that this Court is considered opinion that judgment of conviction passed by court below does not suffer from any infirmity of law and facts. It is upheld accordingly. So far as sentence for undergoing simple imprisonment for six months for the commission of offences punishable under each Sections 420, 468 & 471 RPC read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/- , are concerned, these are quite appropriate in present set of case. These are also upheld accordingly. The instant appeal stands dismissed. Record of court below be sent back with direction to court to issue process against accused for undergoing rest of imprisonment. JNF |
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