The Anti Corruption Bureau had filed a petition in the court for action against the complainant and the shadow witness for turning hostile in the court of them as per Section 340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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A court in Haryana’s Jagahari (Yamunanagar) has sentenced a complainant and shadow witness, who turned hostile in a bribery case, to six-month imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 1,000.
While giving this information on Wednesday, a spokesperson of Anti Corruption Bureau, Haryana said in 2013, a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered in Panchkula against Paramjit Singh, meter reader of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited, for taking a bribe of Rs 3,000 from the complainant Vikram Singh, a resident of Ambala.
After completion of the investigation, the challan was given in the court of the additional sessions judge, Jagadhari, Yamuna Nagar. The court on 18 February 2015, had convicted the accused Paramjit Singh and sentenced him to two years in jail along with a fine of Rs 2,000.
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But in this case, the complainant and the shadow witness later turned hostile in the court. But the Bureau filed a petition in the court for taking action against both of them as per Section 340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
According to the decision given by the court, both Vikram Singh and Ranbir Singh were sentenced to six months imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1,000 under section 193 of the Indian Penal Code.
The spokesperson said if a government official demands a bribe in lieu of official duty, a complaint is made to the Anti-Corruption Bureau. After this, on the basis of the complaint, the bureau team catches that official red-handed accepting a bribe. By registering a case, the Anti-Corruption Bureau presents its challan in the court. In this case, the accused was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe on the basis of Vikram Singh’s complaint. But the complainant and the shadow witness later turned hostile in the court. “The court has taken a tough stand on the change of statement,” the spokesperson said.
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