By Biswanath Dash
BHUBANESWAR: On Saturday Md. Sabir Hussain, Ex-Head Clerk (Retired), O/o Tahasildar, Balisankara Tahasil, Dist-Sundargarh, who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in Sambalpur Vigilance P.S Case No.44 dtd.13.05.2015 U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d)/7 PC Act,1988 for demanding and accepting bribe from a complainant for processing a mutation case regarding transfer of ownership of land, was convicted by Hon’ble Special Judge, Vigilance, Sundargarh and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 4 years and fine and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for a period of 2 months more for the offence U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of the PC Act, 1988.
The Hon’ble Court further sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 3 years and payment of fine and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for a period of 2 months more for the offence U/s 7 PC Act,1988. Both the sentences are to run concurrently.
Further, the convict Md. Sabir Hussain, Ex-Head Clerk(Retired)was sent to jail custody to serve his sentence. Odisha Vigilance will now move the competent authority for stoppage of pension of Md. Sabir Hussain, Ex-Head Clerk (Retired) following his conviction.Detailed report follows.
