₹800 bribe lands I-T official in jail for 2 years
Rebecca.Samervel TNN
Mumbai 24.12.2018
: A senior tax assistant is paying a heavy price for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹800 to clear an application for income tax refund in 2013.
After a five-year trial, special CBI judge MG Deshpande recently sentenced the accused Santoshkumar Sharma to two years’ imprisonment and levied a fine of ₹12,000 under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The court said the bribe amount had no bearing on the sentence. Sharma was earlier in police custody and was out on bail. He had also faced departmental action and was under suspension.
On August 6, 2013, a Nalasopara resident registered a complaint with the CBI. According to the complaint, he had submitted his I-T returns on July 31, 2012 and sought a refund of ₹9,000 deducted as TDS from his salary.
Since the amount was not refunded, the complainant said he approached the Income Tax office at Lalbaug and filed an application on June 14, 2013.
He further stated after a few days, he visited the office to pursue his application when he met the accused. The complainant alleged the accused demanded ₹1,000, but he had no money at that time. He further stated after a few days, he again went to the I-T office and the accused persisted with his demand.
On July 19, 2013, the complainant met the accused’s superior officer and apprised her of the bribe demand. He said the officer told him she would look into the matter as the accused was on leave. Frustrated, the accused approached the CBI.
The investigating agency then verified the complaint by recording a conversation between the complainant and the accused, where the latter asked him to come to the office. Two days later, the accused accepted the bribe amount and immediately released the refund amount to the complainant by logging into the system. On the complainant’s request, the accused returned ₹200. The accused was immediately arrested and the money was found in his pocket which provided clinching evidence.
After a five-year trial, special CBI judge MG Deshpande recently sentenced the accused to two years’ imprisonment and levied a fine of ₹12,000
Rebecca.Samervel TNN
Mumbai 24.12.2018
: A senior tax assistant is paying a heavy price for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹800 to clear an application for income tax refund in 2013.
After a five-year trial, special CBI judge MG Deshpande recently sentenced the accused Santoshkumar Sharma to two years’ imprisonment and levied a fine of ₹12,000 under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The court said the bribe amount had no bearing on the sentence. Sharma was earlier in police custody and was out on bail. He had also faced departmental action and was under suspension.
On August 6, 2013, a Nalasopara resident registered a complaint with the CBI. According to the complaint, he had submitted his I-T returns on July 31, 2012 and sought a refund of ₹9,000 deducted as TDS from his salary.
Since the amount was not refunded, the complainant said he approached the Income Tax office at Lalbaug and filed an application on June 14, 2013.
He further stated after a few days, he visited the office to pursue his application when he met the accused. The complainant alleged the accused demanded ₹1,000, but he had no money at that time. He further stated after a few days, he again went to the I-T office and the accused persisted with his demand.
On July 19, 2013, the complainant met the accused’s superior officer and apprised her of the bribe demand. He said the officer told him she would look into the matter as the accused was on leave. Frustrated, the accused approached the CBI.
The investigating agency then verified the complaint by recording a conversation between the complainant and the accused, where the latter asked him to come to the office. Two days later, the accused accepted the bribe amount and immediately released the refund amount to the complainant by logging into the system. On the complainant’s request, the accused returned ₹200. The accused was immediately arrested and the money was found in his pocket which provided clinching evidence.
After a five-year trial, special CBI judge MG Deshpande recently sentenced the accused to two years’ imprisonment and levied a fine of ₹12,000
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