By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: On Monday, Baikunthanath Mohanty, Ex-Senior Clerk (Retired) of Banapur Tahasil and Sri Rabindranath Barik, Ex-RI (Retired) of Pratap Revenue Circle under same Tahasil, Dist-Khurdha, who were charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in Bhubaneswar Vigilance PS Case U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d)/7 PC Act,1988/120-B IPC for demanding and accepting bribe from a complainant for grant of Sairat lease (sand quarry), were convicted by Hon’ble Addl. Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar. The Hon’ble Court sentenced them to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 3 years each and to pay fine of Rs.20,000/- each and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further simple imprisonment for a period of 4 months more each for the offence U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of PC Act,1988.
The Hon’ble Court further sentenced them to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 3 years each and to pay fine of Rs.20,000/- each and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further simple imprisonment for a period of 4 months each more for the offence U/s 7 PC Act,1988. The Hon’ble Court also sentenced them to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 3 years each and to pay fine of Rs.20,000/- each and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further simple imprisonment for a period of 4 months each more for the offence U/s 120-B IPC. All the sentences are to run concurrently.
Odisha Vigilance will now move the competent authority for stoppage of pension of both the convicts namely Sri Baikunthanath Mohanty, Ex-Senior Clerk (Retired) and Sri Rabindranath Barik, Ex-RI (Retired) following their conviction.Detailed report follows.
