Court awards 2 years RI to Bank Manager in corruption case

19/02/2017

Jammu, Feb 18: Special Judge Anticorruption Jammu Sanjeev Gupta today awarded two years imprisonment and fine Rs 10,000 to Daleep Kumar Bhat S/O Kanshi Nath Bhat R/O Patoli Brahamana Jammu, the then Manager Jammu Rural Bank now J&K Grameen Bank, Pargwal.
According to the police case that prosecution story is that on 14.6.2010 complainant, Parmanand lodged a written complaint to the Vigilance Organization Jammu with the allegations that a loan of Rs.1,00,000/- was sanctioned in his favour by the J&K Grameen Bank Branch Pargwal (hereinafter called the Bank) and he had received first installment of loan to the tune of Rs.35,000/- on 31.3.2010. However, for the release of 2nd installment of Rs.65,000/-, accused, who was then posted as manager of the bank demanded Rs.7,000/- as illegal gratification which on his repeated requests was settled for Rs.5,000/- regarding which accused approached him thrice on his shop. On the basis of said complaint, FIR was registered and a trap team was constituted and laid a trap and caught red-handed while accepting bribe amount.
Special Judge Anticorruption Jammu Sanjeev Gupta after hearing CPO Harminder Singh for the VOJ whereas Adv SC Bali appearing for the state observed that the banking business utmost integrity must be the hallmark of officials working as public servant in the bank for the performance of public duty. The efficiency in public service would improve only when the public servant devotes his sincere attention and does the duty diligently, truthfully and honestly and devotes himself assiduously to the performance of the duties of his post. In the present case the convict being head of the bank branch instead of leading by exemplary conduct has chosen a poor fellow belonging to down trodden strata of the society as his victim by demanding and accepting bribe money of Rs.5000/- from him to do an act which under law he was otherwise obliged to perform in his official capacity. The act of the accused is no less than extortion under the colour of his official duty which has not only brought a bad name to the entire banking institution but also amounting to betrayal of trust of his office for individual pecuniary gain. Therefore, accused deserves no sympathy who being convicted under Section 5(1) (d) r/w section 5 (2) P.C.Act and section 161 RPC is sentenced to imprisonment for two years and fine of Rs.10,000/- under each offence. JNF

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