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| ACF sentenced to 3 yrs RI, fined Rs 10 lakh | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 16: Special judge anti-corruption Pawan Dev Kotwal today awarded three
years rigorous imprisonment to ACF Vijay Kumar Gupta under section 5(2) of
prevention of corruption act.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Vijay, who was project officer, Basantar
Project, and ordered that the fine amount be recovered from his estate and deposited
in government treasury.
The convict, who was present in the court, was taken into custody and sent to the
district jail here.
The judge observed that keeping in view all the relevant factors and nature of offences
and circumstances in which it was committed, corruption in public offices in country had
given birth to many other evils detrimental even to the integrity of the country and
stability of the system adopted by our forefathers. Therefore, this menace needed to
be curved at any cost and dealing corrupt public servants with iron hand was one such
measure.
As regards the disproportionate assets, the court said the accused not only failed to
account for these assets but also could not suggest the source of the same and
therefore, the only possible conclusion was that these assets were raised by him by
indulging in corrupt and illegal means.
The prosecution had, therefore, succeeded in establishing charges under section 5(1)
(e) read with 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and as such the accused was
held guilty.
The court said since the accused was 69 yrs of age and had been facing trial for the
last 12 years, harsh sentence would not serve the end of justice and rather recovery
of at least some amount of ill-gotten wealth amassed by him by corrupt means was
not only in the interest of justice but would also serve as deterrent for others.
With these observations, the court awarded three years rigorous imprisonment to the
accused and also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on him.
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