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BIBEK CHAUDHURI
Ram Pravesh Chauhan – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent
Bibek Chaudhuri, J.—The petitioner was a Sub-Registrar attached to the Sub- Registry Office, Hilsa in the District of Nalanda. On the basis of a complaint filed by one Yogendra Yadav, before the Vigilance Investigation Bureau, Patna alleging, inter alia, that the petitioner had asked for bribe of Rs.10,000/- for registration of a piece of land, situated at village Madhobur within Police Station- Khodaganj, District- Nalanda, in the name of his brother-in-law Manoj Kumar and his wife. On the basis of said complaint a trap was laid and the petitioner was allegedly caught red handed while accepting bribe.
2. The petitioner was arrested and Vigilance P.S. Case No. 55 of 2014, under Section 7/8/13(2) read with Section 13 (1) (D) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was registered against him on 26th August, 2014. As a result of arrest, the petitioner was suspended from his service. The Police Officer attached to Vigilance Investigation Bureau informed the matter to the higher Authority of the petitioner and on the basis of the said information a departmental proceeding was initiated against him. In the said departmental proceeding the petitioner was dismissed from his service. He pr
In disciplinary inquiries, the standard of proof requires more than mere suspicion; due process must be observed, including the right to cross-examine witnesses.
Procedural fairness in disciplinary inquiries is paramount; mere allegations without supporting evidence or adherence to specified rules cannot justify punitive actions.
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