Jammu, Oct 31: The Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Jammu, Haq Nawaz Zargar, has convicted former Naib Tehsildar Faryad Ahmed and then Patwari Yadav Chander, sentencing both to four years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine in a 2019 bribery case involving ₹90,000.
The case originated on April 16, 2019, when complainant Javed Ashraf approached the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Jammu alleging that the two revenue officials had demanded ₹90,000 as a bribe for issuing a Fard Intikhab of two marlas of land situated at Jhajjar Kotli along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
Following the complaint, the ACB registered FIR No. 11/2019 under the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 120-B of the Ranbir Penal Code. Subsequently, a trap was laid in which both officials were caught red-handed while accepting the bribe amount.
After detailed proceedings and examination of witnesses, the court found the accused guilty and held that the prosecution had successfully established the demand and acceptance of the bribe. Both convicts were sentenced to four years of rigorous imprisonment and directed to pay a fine, the amount of which will be determined under the relevant provisions of the judgment.
The conviction has been hailed by anti-graft officials as a significant deterrent against corruption within the revenue department. [KNT]
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