A special CBI court has sentenced a Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) scientist to jail for five years along with a hefty fine of Rs 1.10 lakh in a bribery case, officials said here on Wednesday.
The verdict was delivered in connection with a Rs 15,000 bribery case that surfaced back in 2015.
Bipin Jambholkar, the convict, was a Grade A scientific cadre officer who was a nodal officer for BIS Nagpur at the time of the incident.
Following a complaint, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case on March 9, 2015, against Jambolkar, who was serving as a Scientist-C (Lot Cell) at the BIS’ Enforcement and Legal Activities.
After an investigation, the CBI had filed a chargesheet on February 26, 2016 against Bipin.
During the eight-year-long trial, the court examined 15 witnesses, and the CBI prosecutor submitted 91 documents plus other evidence that stood judicial scrutiny and resulted in the conviction of the accused.
“The Court, after trial, found the accused guilty and sentenced him accordingly. 15 witnesses were examined and 91 documents were exhibited by the prosecution during trial, which stood the test of trial, resulting in the conviction of the accused,” the CBI said on Wednesday.