
Lekhpal gets four-year RI for accepting bribe
Special Judge (PC Act-2) Satyendra Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on Avadhesh Kumar Singh (55).
According to the prosecution, led by special counsel Nitin Mathur, Singh was caught on July 4, 2018, by the Anti-Corruption team accepting a bribe. The complainant, Khalid Laik Siddiqui, handed over 45 currency notes of Rs 2,000 each, all treated with phenolphthalein powder to Singh.
When the complainant signalled the trap team, Singh was nabbed near the NHAI Survey Office in Gomtinagar.
A recovery memo confirmed that the seized notes matched the serial numbers recorded in the pre-trap memo.
At the Gomtinagar police station, Singh's hands turned pink when washed in a sodium carbonate solution, confirming the bribe transaction, said Mathur.
The court noted that all key prosecution witnesses, including public witnesses, corroborated the sequence of events. Singh failed to explain why the marked notes were in his possession.
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Taking into account that this was Singh's first offence and his wife's ill health, the court awarded him the minimum punishment under Section 7 of the PC Act and Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2), each carrying four years' imprisonment and a default penalty of one month if the fine is not paid.
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