The Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh dismissed the plea of a Village Administrative Officer accused of corruption and bribery after observing that both the High Court of Madras & the Magistrate Court on proper appreciation of evidence arrived at a logical conclusion that the demand for bribe and acceptance of bribe had been proved against the petitioner.
New Delhi (ILNS): The Special Judge, CBI Cases, Delhi has passed an order sentencing RP Bhatia, former Special Metropolitan Magistrate, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Lajpat Nagar, to undergo five years Simple Imprisonment and a fine of Rs 75,000 in a bribery case.
The Supreme Court has granted a two-week interim bail to Sukesh Chandrashekhar, alleged middleman in the AIADMK’s ‘two leaves’ symbol matter. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee granted the interim bail on ground of his father’s illness.