Srinagar, Jun 4 (JKNS): Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday arrested a Naib Court posted at JMIC Mahanpur in Kathua district while accepting a bribe of ₹8,000 to allegedly block an appeal against an acquittal order.
Police spokesperson in a statement issued here to news agency JKNS reads, ACB received a complaint alleging therein that public servant namely Sgct Sudesh Kumar, PID No. EXJ-055648, posted as Naib Courty in the court of Ld. Munsiff, Mahanpur demanded illegal gratification for preventing to file an appeal against the order of acquittal in the case pending adjudication before the Ld. Munsiff Court Mahanpur.
The accused had demanded a bribe of ₹10,000 from the complainant for preventing to file an appeal against the order of acquittal. After negotiation, the accused has agreed to take bribe amount of ₹8,000 from the complainant. Since, the complainant didn’t want to pay the bribe and he approached the Anti-Corruption Bureau for taking legal action against the accused public servant under law, it reads.
On receipt of the complaint, a discreet verification was conducted, which confirms the demand of bribe by the public servant concerned and accordingly, a case FIR No. 10/2025 U/S 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was registered in Police Station ACB Jammu and investigation taken up. During the course of investigation, a trap team headed by Gazetted rank officer was constituted. The team laid a successful trap and the accused public servant was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe amount of ₹8,000 from the complainant in the presence of independent witnesses, it reads.
The accused was arrested on the spot by the ACB team after following due process of law. The bribe money was also recovered from his possession in presence of independent witnesses associated with the trap team. Moreover, search is being conducted in the residential house of the accused situated in the presence of an independent witness and Magistrate, it reads.
Further investigation of the instant case is going on, reads the statement. (JKNS)
