IRS Officers Attempt to bribe CBI Inspector - Plea to quash FIR rejected by HC
THE CBI was conducting an investigation on the petitioner's assets disproportionate to his known sources of income to the tune of over Rs. 5 crores. The petitioner is charged with offering a bribe of Rs. 2 lakhs to the CBI Inspector investigating the case and he was caught red-handed while offering the bribe. At that time the petitioner was Deputy Commissioner, Central Excise and Customs at Surat. On 26.9.2004, the petitioner Customs Deputy Commissioner went to the house of the CBI Inspector and handed over the money when he was caught red-handed. Charge sheet was framed and he was arrested on 27.9.2004 and was released on bail on 8.10.2004. Subsequently he filed a discharge application which was rejected by the Trial Court in February 2010. Against the rejection, he is before the High Court which last week refused to interfere.
So the trail is back in the trial court after nine years. It is back to square one for the IRS officer.