TIOL-DDT 2891 · Tuesday, 19 July 2016 · story 9 of 9

Bar Council Leaders Sentenced in Bribery Case

SIX years ago DDT 1512 22.12.2010, reported CBI Arrests Bar Council of India Member in Bribery case.

Yesterday, the CBI Court, Delhi sentenced the Bar Council office bearers and a Professor in a case of bribery for granting recognition to a Law School.

A charge sheet was filed on 29.06.2012 against four accused persons in the Court of Special Judge for CBI cases, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi for demanding Rs. 3 lakhs from the Chairman of a private School of Law Studies of Bullandshehar (UP) for expediting the procedure of recognition of the School of Law Studies.

The Court yesterday awarded the following sentence:

1. Rajinder Singh Rana, then Member, BCI:- five years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs. Three lakh.

2. Milan Kumar Dey, then Member, BCI:- five years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs. Three lakh.

3. R. Dhanpal Raj, then Vice-Chairman BCI-: five years RI with fine of Rs. One lakh

4. Yashpal Singh, then Assistant Professor, NREC College:- five years RI with fine of Rs. Two lakh

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  • TIOL-DDT 1512 · 22 December 2010 — “CBI Arrests Bar Council of India Member in Bribery case”