NAGPUR: The Nagpur bench of Bombay excessive courtroom has acquitted a department supervisor of an insurance coverage agency of graft expenses.
Justice Anil Kilor has quashed and put aside the Gadchiroli particular courtroom’s verdict of convicting petitioner Onkar Ramteke from the costs of accepting Rs 8,000 bribe for clearing an insurance coverage declare of a grievance for injury to his Tata Sumo car.
The petitioner was working as a department supervisor of the United India Insurance coverage Firm Restricted in Gadchiroli. After being convicted underneath the Prevention to Corruption Act, 1988, he was sentenced to a few years of rigorous imprisonment together with Rs 5,000 nice. He then moved HC by way of counsel Raghvendra Joshi difficult the Gadchiroli courtroom’s judgment.
In keeping with prosecution, the complainant had approached the CBI after the petitioner had demanded the bribe for clearing his insurance coverage claims. The accused had informed him that he was going to Nagpur on September 29, 2000, and the latter ought to hand over the quantity at Armori. Accordingly, the CBI laid a entice at Armori and caught Ramteke.
The HC nevertheless, noticed that the complainant didn't depose something in regards to the date, time and place of the preliminary first demand. He additionally didn't inform something in regards to the time and spot the place he was supposed to satisfy the accused.
When CBI had identified that the FIR had contents on this regard, the HC stated it was not a substantive piece of proof and it may be used just for corroboration or contradiction of the complainant.