Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 24: In a challan presented against the then Senior Branch Manager, Bank of Baroda (BoB), Gandhi Nagar, Jammu and others in loan case of Rs 43.00 lakhs on alleged fake documents, the Special Judge Anticorruption CBI cases Jammu Vinod Chatterji Koul returned the challan in this case and directed further investigation in this case and also directed the I/O shall identify the officers who have authenticated the document in question and investigate their role.
After hearing both sides, the Special Judge Anticorruption CBI cases Jammu Vinod Chatterji Koul observed that the Sale deed in question has been executed on the basis of Jamabandi prepared by the Patwari and has been authenticated by Girdawar and also by the Tehsildar.
"It is because of that authentication by the said officers which has made execution and the registration of the sale deed in question possible, court said and added that the I/O has not investigated this area as to who were the officers who authenticated the document and their role in the conspiracy in question. "The investigation of this area is necessary for just decision of the case and to meet the ends of justice, court observed. Court after going through the facts and circumstances of the case and the law laid down by the Supreme Court, ordered further investigation in this case.
Court directed I/O shall conduct further investigation in respect of the areas pointed out hereinabove. He shall identify the officers who have authenticated the document in question and investigate their role. The proceedings in this challan are deferred till the further report of investigation is filed.
Court further said investigation shall be monitored by the Joint Director with intimation to the court and further investigation shall be conducted expeditiously and if any document is required by the I/O can make the application and take the record. A copy of this order be also sent to the Joint Director, CBI for compliance.
Earlier CBI has presented challan against Narender Kumar Bhardwaj the then Senior Branch Manager, Bank of Baroda (BoB), Gandhi Nagar, Jammu (now posted as Senior Branch Manager, Bank of Baroda, Sion, Mumbai, Raj Kumar Raina, the then Officer ( Credit Officer) Bank of Baroda, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu ( now posted as officer, Bank of Baroda, Mandi, Govindgarh (Punjab), Vinod Kumar Basnotra Officer(Credit Officer), Bank of Baroda, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu (now posted as Senior Branch Manager, Bank of Baroda, Srinagar ( J&K), Tilak Raj Dogra s/o Garib Dass, the then Chief Manager, Bank of Baroda, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, Jaswant Singh s/o Sadhu Singh, the then Officer(credit Officer), Bank of Baroda, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, Hem Raj Phonsa, Jawahar Lal Sharma the then Patwari, Halqa Chowadi and Sanjeev Gupta s/o Parshotam Lal Gupta, prop M/s Jai Maa Sukrala Enterprises, Jammu in loan case of Rs 43.00 lakhs on alleged fake documents,
Pertinently, on December 22, the Court of the Special Judge Anti-Corruption (CBI Cases), Jammu Vinod Koul Chatterji has discharged property valuer H R Phonsa at the time of framing charge while observing the investigating agency has not been able to prove that the valuer was at fault to rely upon the mortgagor for identification of the property for which the valuation report was given. (JNF) |
