Case Law Details
Gurvinder Singh Sohal Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation (Punjab High Court)
The prayer in this petition is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner regarding his alleged involvement in Bribery Case.
In the present case, the petitioner and the other officials has raided the premises of the complainant and on that day, 03 other co-employees of the petitioner, namely, Kuldeep Hooda, Superintendent; Rohit Malik, Inspector and Pardeep Inspector pressurised the complainant to pay Rs.09 Lacs as bribe. It is further the case of the CBI that the petitioner and co-accused demanded Rs.12 Lacs but a deal was settled for Rs.09 lacs and complainant was directed by the petitioner to pay Rs.04 lacs as part payment of bribe on that day. The complainant, however, handed over Rs.03 lacs in a polythene bag by keeping the same in the car of the petitioner and this fact is recorded in the CCTV.
High Court states that, as per the CCTV footage dated 6.8.2020, the complainant was keeping a polythene bag of Rs.03 lacs as bribe in the car of the petitioner, where the petitioner, along with three other co-accused was present. The argument raised by the counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been falsely implicated on account of a raid conducted by him for checking the difference of 6% GST to be paid by the complainant is a matter of evidence and It is undisputed fact that co-accused Kuldeep Hooda was arrested on the next day, and a huge unaccounted amount of Rs.64 lacs was recovered from his house. Therefore looking into the serious allegations against the petitioner, which suggest his active involvement in the case, custodial investigation of the petitioner is required. Hence the anticipatory bail is not allowed.
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