 Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 16: The Anti-Corruption Bureau Jammu and Kashmir on Monday said the Special Judge Anti-Corruption Court Srinagar convicted a revenue official in a bribery trap case, while a chargesheet has also been filed against another Patwari in a separate corruption case in Udhampur.
In a statement ACB, the Special Judge Anti-Corruption Court Srinagar, Dr. Tasleem Arief Ganie, convicted Bashir Ahmad Dar, son of Abdul Wahab Dar, resident of Arreh Mohanpora Kulgam, in a bribery case registered under FIR No. 03/2012 PS VOK now ACB. Statement further reads, the accused, then-serving as Girdawar, was found guilty under Sections 5(2) read with 5(1)(d) of the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act, and Section 161 RPC, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1,000 from the complainant, in exchange for Intikhabs of land measuring 36 Kanals and 12 Marlas. Following a complaint filed on February 09, 2012, a trap was successfully laid by the Vigilance Organisation Kashmir (now Anti-Corruption Bureau), during which the accused was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe.
After thorough investigation, a chargesheet was filed on February 02, 2013, and the case proceeded for judicial determination. On March 16, 2026, the Court delivered the judgment, sentencing the accused Under Section 5(2) read with 5(1)(d) of J&K PC Act, of simple imprisonment for two years along with a fine of Rs 10,000/- and a sentence of simple imprisonment for a term of one year and fine of Rs 5000/- for the commission of offences punishable under section 161 RPC, it reads.
This conviction marks another milestone in the Anti-Corruption Bureau’s ongoing efforts to uphold integrity and accountability in public service, it reads.
In another case, Anti-Corruption Bureau Udhampur-Reasi has produced charge sheet in case FIR No.33/2017 33/2017 P/S VOJ (now ACB) under section Special Judge , Dr. Tasleem Arief Ganie, convicted Bashir Ahmad Dar in a bribery case registered under FIR No. 03/2012 PS VOK now ACB.
The accused, then-serving as Girdawar, was found guilty under the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act, and Section 161 RPC.
The accused had demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs 1,000 from the complainant, in exchange for Intikhabs of land measuring 36 Kanals and 12 Marlas.
The accused was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe.
The instant case was registered on the basis of a verification conducted by Vigilance Organization into the allegations that the ownership rights by way of attesting mutation under section 6 of J&K Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976 have been conferred to the above said persons out of way by Mohd Saleem Banday the Patwari Halqa Mand and Sh. Faquir Chand then Naib Tehsildar Tikri (Now Expired), it reads.
Statement reads, The section 6 of J&K Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976 was neither applicable nor operative in the said case i.e. (Shops) because the application of section 6 of J&K Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976 exclusively applies to (Dwelling House), occupied by a person who is a tiller.
The said public servants along with the beneficiaries by abuse of their official position for ulterior motives conferred undue benefits in favour of the beneficiaries and violated the laid down rules while entering the attestation of said mutation, it reads.
It is pertinent to mention that accused Mohd Saleem Banday has been arrested by ACB in case FIR No. 04/2026 P/S ACB UR Jammu (Trap case) who is presently in judicial custody and one more FIR No. 06/2013 has also been registered against him in P/S VOJ (now ACB) which is under investigation, statement reads. |
