1 week Ago By Daily Excelsior
Excelsior CorrespondentJAMMU, Apr 9: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has produced charge-sheet against Jyoti Devi, then Corporator Ward 53, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu and her husband Sham Lal, in a trap case.Charge-sheet was produced in case FIR No. 10/2022, under section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and 120-B, IPC of PS ACB Jammu in the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu against Jyoti Devi and her husband for demanding and accepting illegal gratification of Rs 10,000 for issuance of Mulba Clearance Certificate of the works done by the complainant, required for making payments.
The instant case was registered on the basis of a complaint stating therein that the complainant approached Jyoti Devi, then Corporator of Ward No. 53 Trikuta Nagar Jammu, who demanded an amount of Rs 10,000 as bribe for issuance of Mulba Clearance Certificate of the works done by the complainant and further asked him to contact her husband namely Sham Lal for payment of bribe money.On receipt of the complaint, a discreet verification was conducted, which confirmed the demand by the Corporator concerned and accordingly case FIR No.
10/2022 U/S 7 PC Act 1988 and section 120-B IPC was registered in Police Station ACB Jammu and investigation of the case was taken up.During the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted. The team laid a successful trap and caught accused Corporator and her husband red handed while demanding and accepting bribe amount of Rs 10,000 from the complainant.
Both the accused persons were arrested on the spot by the ACB team. The bribe money was also recovered from their possession in presence of independent witnesses associated with the trap team.After the completion of investigation of the case as proved and receipt of prosecution sanction against the accused, accorded by the Government, charge-sheet against both the accused has been produced in the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu, which has transferred the instant case to the Court of Addl Special Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu for judicial determination.
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