Jammu June-30-2023:- Special Judge CBI cases Jammu Bala Joyti framed charges against Ramneek Singh State Tax Officer who was caught red-handed by CBI.
According to th CBI case that on 27.04.2022 Ramneek Singh while working as State Taxes Officer, Circle Kathua-I being public servant demanded bribe of Rs. 15,000/-(Rs. Fifteen thousands) from one Keshav Mahajan complainant for refund of excess balance in electronic cash ledger of his firm “KS outlier Media Network Private Ltd”. and in pursuance to this demand, you on 29.04.2022 demanded and accepted the bribe of Rs. 13,000/- as payment from complainant Kashav Mahajan, at Lane No. 3, Greater Kailash, Jammu inside the Complainant’s car from Complainant as undue advantage for yourself by abusing your official position as a public servant, for getting cleared 03 applications filed by the Complainant for refund claim of firm M/s KS Outlier Media Network Pvt. Ltd. and for issuance of new GST number in the name of firm M/S Shaucha Food and Beverages Pvt. Ltd. as undue advantage for yourself thereby abusing your official position as a public servant as a motive for refund of excess balance in electronic cash ledger of his firm KS outlier Media Network Private Ltd. and thereby you have committed an offence punishable under section 7 of the PC Act 1988 within my cognizance.
Special Judge CBI Bala Joyti after hearing both the sides observed that After perusal of the complaint report of IO including that of TLO it appears that there is sufficient material, prima facie found against the accused person. According to prosecution the accused person demanded Rs. 15,000/- from the complainant for refund of excess balance in electronic cash ledger of his firm KS outlier Media Network Private Ltd but subsequently it was settled for Rs. 13,000/-. During verification, it is found that three applications filed by the complainant against the accused person are pending with the accused person. It is argued that in presence of independent witnesses, accused Ramneek Singh was caught red handed during a trap laid by CBI team, while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs. 13,000/- from the complainant Sh.Keshav Mahajan on 29.04.2022. After keen perusal of the file, prima facie, it appears that there are sufficient grounds to proceed against the accused person that warrant for commission of offence under section 7 P.C.Act 1988. Accordingly charge is framed against the accused person for commission of aforesaid offence. JNF