Court Awards 13-Year Jail Term to Railway Clerk in Bribery Case
SRINAGAR: Special Judge Bala Joyti of the Anti-Corruption (CBI Cases) Court in Jammu on Wednesday sentenced Tilak Raj, former Head Goods Clerk at the Railway Station in Jammu, to 13 years of rigorous imprisonment. Additionally, Raj was fined Rs 25,000 in a bribery case, Daily Excelsior reported.
After hearing both sides, the Special Judge observed, “It is apt to note that the accused is caught for the first time for such type of offenses. He faced the trial for last more than 10 years”, adding “this court hopes that during this long period of more than 10 years, when he has faced consequences of his proved misconduct, he may have, by now a sense of remorse for what he did. More so, he has a family to run, which in fact will consequently suffer if maximum punishment provided in the statute is awarded to him”.
The court awarded rigorous imprisonment of three years along with fine of Rs 5000 under Section 120B RPC and in default of payment of fine he shall further undergo simple imprisonment for three months.
Under Section 161 RPC, he has been awarded rigorous imprisonment of 5 years along with fine of Rs 10000 and in default of payment of fine he shall further undergo simple imprisonment for 6 months and Under Section 5(1)(d) r/w 5 (2) of J&K PC Act, he has been awarded rigorous imprisonment of 5 years along with fine of Rs 10000 and in default of payment of fine he shall further undergo simple imprisonment for 6 months.
“All the sentences shall run concurrently and the amount of fine be deposited in the court. Accused be lodged in District Jail Amphalla Jammu to serve the sentence”, the court said.
