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BIBEK CHAUDHURI
Binod Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent
ORDER
Petitioner No. 1 is a Motor Vehicle Inspector. Petitioner No. 2 is the driver of Petitioner No. 1. On 11th March, 2016, the Petitioner No. 1 detained and seized two trucks bearing Registration No. BR-01GA-8430 and JH-12C-5858, while the said two trucks were being driven from Aurangabad to Ara with Stone Chips loaded thereon. Both the trucks were overloaded with the Stone Chips and as a result of overloading, the said trucks were seized and brought to the local police station. The driver of the said truck had met Petitioner No. 1 who told him to talk to his driver, Petitioner No. 2 herein. The Petitioner No. 2 told that in order to get the said trucks released, the driver was required to pay a sum of Rs. 44,000/-. The owner of the said two vehicles did not want to give any bribe to the Petitioners and on 12th March, 2016, he lodged a complaint before the Vigilance P.S. at Patna. Immediately, after receiving the said complaint, the Vigilance Investigation Bureau made a preliminary inquiry with regard to the veracity of the allegation. On being satisfied of the truthfulness of the allegation, a vigilance trap team was formed. The driver of the vehicle was asked to pay Rs. 44,000/
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