Five years rigorous imprisonment with fine to advocate and then constable on deputation to CBI in bribery case

New Delhi/Jalandhar, August 30, 2013: The Special Judge, Anti Corruption UP(West), Lucknow has convicted  Sanjay Kumar Singh, then Constable of CBI (on deputation from Punjab Police) and S.C.Agnihotri, an Advocate and sentenced them to undergo five years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs.40,000 each in a bribery case.

A case was registered  by the CBI Under Sections 120-B of IPC Read With Section 7 & 8 of the P.C. Act,1988 on March 12, 2004 by CBI against  Sanjay Kumar Singh and S.C.Agnihotri on the basis of a complaint. It was alleged that an amount of Rs.One lakh was to be paid in two installments of Rs.50,000 each to  Sanjay Kumar Singh and S.C.Agnihotri for excluding the name of Complainant from the charge sheet of case which was being investigated by CBI. Accused Sanjay Kumar Singh was then posted at ACB, Lucknow as Constable (on deputation from Punjab Police) and S.C.Agnihotri, an Advocate was a practicing laywer in Courts at Lucknow.

Accordingly, a trap was laid on March 14, 2004 and both the accused persons, namely Sanjay Kumar Singh and S.C.Agnihotri were caught red handed while demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.25,000 at the residence of S.C.Agnihotri at LDA Colony, Lucknow.

After completing the investigation, charge sheet was filed in the Court of Special Judge, Anti Corruption UP(West), Lucknow on August 5, 2005. The trial of the case concluded on August 24, 2013.The Trial Court found both the accused guilty and convicted them.