Registrar facing corruption case dies; court sends wife and son to jail
TNN | Updated: Oct 17, 2017, 23:36 IST
Chennai: In a verdict, similar to that of the disproportionate assets case against former chief minister Jayalalithaa, a special court here let criminal charges against a registrar abate because he died during trial, but convicted his wife and son. The mother-son duo has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years each, under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The special judge for cases under PC Act, S Kanchana, also directed the state government to confiscate disproportionate properties available with them. According to prosecution, G Ramachandran joined as temporary section writer in registration department in 1995 and was later promoted as sub-registrar.
Following allegations of corruption, he was suspended from service in 2001. Later, the suspension was revoked and he was posted as district registrar (Audit) for central Chennai. A month later, he was suspended again. After departmental inquiry he was dismissed from service on April 27, 2004.
During the check period from January 1, 1991 to July 31, 2000, he was found to have acquired properties disproportionate to his known sources of income. The properties were registered in his name and in the name of his wife R Mallika and son R Punithakumar valued over Rs 44.80 lakh, the prosecution said.
DVAC registered a case and conducted investigation against the trio. Subsequently, charge sheet was filed for offences punishable under Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(e) of Prevention of Corruption Act based on 57 prosecution witnesses and 140 documents. During pendency of case, Ramachandran died.
On completion of trial, special judge Kanchana said the court found Mallika and Punithakumar guilty for commission as well as abetment of offences under Prevention of Corruption Act. The judge then sentenced them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years and imposed them with a fine of Rs 1 lakh, besides an order to confiscate the disproportionate properties available with them.
TNN | Updated: Oct 17, 2017, 23:36 IST
Chennai: In a verdict, similar to that of the disproportionate assets case against former chief minister Jayalalithaa, a special court here let criminal charges against a registrar abate because he died during trial, but convicted his wife and son. The mother-son duo has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years each, under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The special judge for cases under PC Act, S Kanchana, also directed the state government to confiscate disproportionate properties available with them. According to prosecution, G Ramachandran joined as temporary section writer in registration department in 1995 and was later promoted as sub-registrar.
Following allegations of corruption, he was suspended from service in 2001. Later, the suspension was revoked and he was posted as district registrar (Audit) for central Chennai. A month later, he was suspended again. After departmental inquiry he was dismissed from service on April 27, 2004.
During the check period from January 1, 1991 to July 31, 2000, he was found to have acquired properties disproportionate to his known sources of income. The properties were registered in his name and in the name of his wife R Mallika and son R Punithakumar valued over Rs 44.80 lakh, the prosecution said.
DVAC registered a case and conducted investigation against the trio. Subsequently, charge sheet was filed for offences punishable under Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(e) of Prevention of Corruption Act based on 57 prosecution witnesses and 140 documents. During pendency of case, Ramachandran died.
On completion of trial, special judge Kanchana said the court found Mallika and Punithakumar guilty for commission as well as abetment of offences under Prevention of Corruption Act. The judge then sentenced them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years and imposed them with a fine of Rs 1 lakh, besides an order to confiscate the disproportionate properties available with them.
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