Five years rigorous imprisonment with fine to then senior section engineer of Railways and then IT Officer in separate cases of bribery

New Delhi, May 26, 2014: The Special Judge (West) Anti-Corruption, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) has convicted  Wahiduddin, then Senior Section Engineer (Works), NE Railway, Badshah Nagar, Lucknow in a bribery case and sentenced him to undergo five years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs. 90,000.

A case was registered on the complaint alleging that Wahiduddin, Senior Section Engineer (Works), NE Railway, Badshah Nagar, Lucknow had demanded illegal gratification of Rs.5000 for changing the ownership of a shop located at Railway land at Bakshi Ka Talab, Lucknow. CBI laid a trap in which Shri Wahiduddin, Senior Section Engineer was caught red-handed while demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.5,000 from Complainant. After completion of the investigation, Charge Sheet was filed in the Court of Special Judge (West), Anti- corruption, Lucknow on 17.03.2012 against the accused.

In another case, the Special Judge (West) Anti-Corruption, Lucknow has sentenced Shri Bhagwati Prasad, then Income Tax Officer, Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh) to undergo five years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs. 90,000 in a bribery case.

CBI had registered a case on the basis of complaint alleging that Bhagwati Prasad, Income Tax Officer, Barabanki had demanded bribe of Rs.5000 for issuing a 'No dues certificate'. A trap was laid and Bhagwati Prasad, Income Tax Officer, was caught red handed while demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.5,000 from Complainant. A Charge Sheet was filed in the Court of Special Judge (West), Anti- corruption, Lucknow on 26.07.2000 against the accused.

The Trial Court found the accused persons guilty and convicted them.