S. No.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH

AT JAMMU

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Full judgment is pronounced? Full

Madan Lal,

Aged 56 years

Son of Bodh Raj

Resident of Gorkha Nagar, Jammu

…Appellant

Through: Mr. P. N. Raina, Sr. Advocate with

Mr. J. A. Hamal, Advocate.

v.

The State of J&K through the Incharge,

Vigilance Organization, Jammu. ....Respondent

Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, AAG with

Ms. Jagmeet Kour, Advocate Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Advocate

CORAM:

HON‟BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE

JUDGEMENT

INTRODUCTION

1. This appeal has been directed against judgment dated 24.05.2014, passed by learned Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Jammu, [“the trial

court”], vide which, appellant came to be convicted and sentenced.

2. Before a closer look at the grounds urged in the memo of appeal, it

shall be apt to have an overview of the background facts.

PROSECUTION CASE

3. As the prosecution story would unfurl, on 22.02.2006 one Gurjeet Singh [“the complainant”] lodged a written complaint with Police Station, Vigilance Organization, Jammu stating inter alia that he intended to purchase 11 marlas of land from one Balwant Kour. Sale con