Dawatram @ Dilip Kumar Bhardwaj, S/o. Rikhiyaram vs State of Chhattisgarh, through Anti Corruption Bureau, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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2021 Supreme(Chh) 83

ARVIND SINGH CHANDEL
Dawatram @ Dilip Kumar Bhardwaj, S/o. Rikhiyaram – Appellant
Versus
State of Chhattisgarh, through Anti Corruption Bureau, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant :Shri Vivek Sharma, Advocate.
For the Respondent:Shri Ghanshyam Patel, Government Advocate.

JUDGMENT :

1. This appeal has been preferred against judgment dated 30.5.2016 passed by the Special Judge under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (henceforth ‘the PC Act’), Kabirdham in Special Sessions Trial No.1 of 2015, whereby the Appellant has been convicted and sentenced as under :

Conviction	Sentence
Under Section 7 of the PC Act	Rigorous Imprisonment for 1 year and fine of Rs.50,000/- with default stipulation
Under Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the PC Act	Rigorous Imprisonment for 3 years and fine of Rs.50,000/- with default stipulation
	Both the jail sentences are directed to run concurrently

2. Case of the prosecution, in short, is that at the relevant time, the Appellant was posted as a Food Inspector at Block Bodla, District Kabirdham. Complainant Ashok Nirmalkar (PW2) was authorised for transporting food grains from Food and Civil Supplies Department, Kawardha by the authorised and registered transporter Rakesh Tamboli. It is alleged that e-panchnama was prepared by the Appellant to verify the transportation

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2021 Supreme(Chh) 83

ARVIND SINGH CHANDELDawatram @ Dilip Kumar Bhardwaj, S/o. Rikhiyaram – AppellantVersusState of Chhattisgarh, through Anti Corruption Bureau, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – Respondent

Cases Referred (6)

ARVIND SINGH CHANDEL
Dawatram @ Dilip Kumar Bhardwaj, S/o. Rikhiyaram – Appellant
Versus
State of Chhattisgarh, through Anti Corruption Bureau, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – Respondent