2 doctors, Telgi acquitted in false medical certificate case
A special court had sentenced them to 7 years imprisonment
In a setback to the Central Bureau of Investigation, the High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday acquitted two former doctors of the State-owned Victoria Hospital, Bengaluru, of the charges of corruption in grant of false medical certificate to Abdul Karim Telgi, kingpin of the multicrore stamp paper racket.
A Division Bench comprising Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice John Michael Cunha passed the order while allowing the appeals filed in 2007 by the two doctors, K.H. Jnanendrappa and K.M. Channakeshava, who had questioned the June 19, 2007 verdict of the special court for CBI cases. Even Telgi himself was acquitted in this case by the High Court which allowed his appeal too.
The Bench said there was no evidence to prove charges of corruption against these two doctors, who were public servants, that they had accepted bribe from Telgi for granting him medical certificate with false reasons to help him to get bail on health grounds.
Sentencing
The special court had sentenced the two doctors and Telgi to seven years imprisonment. While a fine of Rs. 25 lakh was imposed on Telgi, a fine of Rs. 14 lakh each was slapped on the two doctors.
The special court had convicted the accused under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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