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SATYAVRAT VERMA
Ranjan Kumar Singh @ R. K. Singh, Son Of Late Hardeo Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Bihar – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Satyavrat Verma, J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State, learned counsel for the informant and learned counsel for the Vigilance.
2. The present quashing application has been filed seeking quashing of the order dated 21.08.2015 passed by the learned Special Judge, Vigilance-1st, Patna in Special Case No.66A of 2013, arising out of Vigilance Case No.61 of 13, whereby the learned Court has taken cognizance of the offence under Sections 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 read with Sections 406, 409, 420 and 120B of the I.P.C. after obtaining sanction from the competent authority.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that despite there being no material collected during the investigation, the Vigilance in a mechanical manner submitted supplementary charge-sheet and the learned Court also without due application of judicial mind took cognizance. It is further submitted that an F.I.R. being Vigilance Case No.61 of 2013 came to be instituted alleging that in view of the inquiry conducted by the vigilance with regard to illegality committed in purchase of medicines, chemicals, reagents, machines etc. by the
The court established that allegations of corruption must be supported by substantial evidence, and that mechanical or arbitrary actions by investigative authorities do not suffice to implicate indiv....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the provisions of the U.P. Palika (Centralized) Service Rules, 1966, and the Constitution of India, particularly Articles 14 and 21, along wit....
Point of Law : Civil Services - Open vigilance enquiry - Enquiry having come to its logical ends by either resulted into punishment of employee concerned or exoneration, matter should come to an end ....
The Court emphasized the need for factual and technical determination during trial and refused to quash the proceedings based on uncontroverted allegations.
The right to speedy investigation and trial, as recognized under Article 21 of the Constitution, should be upheld, and the delay in investigation should not be attributable to the accused.
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