MNS:- The Special Judge, Shillong has convicted accused Jaharlal Das, the then Senior Accountant, office of the Accountant General (A&E), Shillong and Dhiresh Kumar Chakraborty (Private person), the then Director/Chairman of M/s Tricon Wood Products (P) Ltd., Thana Road, Shillong. Jaharlal Das was sentenced to undergo three years simple imprisonment with a total fine of Rs.1,00,000/- and Dhiresh Kumar Chakraborty to undergo three years simple imprisonment with fine of Rs. 50,000/-.
CBI registered the case on 30/06/1992 and filed a charge sheet on 28/04/1994 U/s 120B, 420, 468, 471 IPC & Sec. 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of P.C.Act. 1988. It was alleged that undue favour was shown to the Directors of M/s Tricon Wood Products Ltd, Thana Road, Shillong by the Bank Officers of erstwhile New Bank of India(Now Punjab National Bank) in sanctioning of loans and advances on the basis of false/forged documents in violation of the laid down banking norms/procedures. The loans/advances amount to the extent of Rs.30.90 lakh(approx) was allegedly misappropriated. The role of Jaharlal Das had also emerged during the investigation, for favouring the accused.
The then Dy. General Manager (OSD), Inspection & Control Division of erstwhile New Bank of India (Now Punjab National Bank), New Delhi of India & the then Senior Manager of Punjab National Bank and one of the Directors of M/s Tricon Wood Products Ltd. were expired during trial of the case.
On completion of trial, the Special Judge, Shillong found both the accused guilty and convicted them.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested four persons including a fitter of a Jabalpur-based Foundry; his father (a private person); a charge man of a Foundry in Jabalpur and another private person in a bribery case.
A case was registered against one Master Craftsman; Fitter & a charge man, all three of Jabalpur-based Foundry and one private person U/s 120 (B) IPC and section 7, 13 (2) r/w 13 (1) (d) of PC Act, 1988 on the allegation that the Master Crafts-Man & Charge man, both Jabalpur-based Foundry entered into a criminal conspiracy with one private person and unknown officials of Jabalpur-based Foundry. In pursuance thereof, the accused demanded and accepted huge bribe amount from the Fitter for manipulating selection process and getting him appointed as Fitter in Jabalpur-based Foundry. Subsequent to declaring fit in medical examination, the said fitter had joined.
After registration of the case, searches were conducted at 8 places at Jabalpur and Katn (Madhya Pradesh) including residential & office of the accused persons. During searches at the premises connected with Master Craftsman (main accused), cash of Rs. 65,000/- (approx), hand written answer sheets, question papers, concerned answer sheets, application forms, details of Bank Transactions and other incriminating documents related to the competitive written examination & practical/interview etc. for appointment of semi skill employees for 70 vacancies were recovered. Scrutiny of incriminating documents is being conducted.
The arrested accused were produced in the Court of special Judge for CBI Cases, Jabalpur and were remanded Custody.
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