82 0 IN 1I15I IICllI COlJRT Oi2 P1JNJA134 IIAIYAlA A1 C2lIANJOIGAIl l Criminal AppealNo 760WSBof2005 Datcofdecision Dccembcr242010 Jvoti Ralll Appcllant Vs Statcofllarvana J Rcspondcnt 1 Coraml 1Ionble Mr Justice AN Jindal C 0 PrCSCnt All Shallcndcr Kashyajo Advocate for theappcllant 0 Mr Gurvinder S Sandhu AAG Ilaryanor tllc respondcnl I AeNeJindal J 0 Jyoti Ram accuscd appellailtlcrcin rcfcl1cd 21s the acllscd I was lvorking as PIatoon Comlnandcr in thc Inltillc C7Liatd Ieieis allogcdto Z havc rcceivcd Rs3001 as illcgalgraliIlcation for cxtcndllgdulyof lhc 2 colllplai nant for liirther 89 daysthcrefore Oll raid hc was and C on triaJ vidc judgment dated71842005 he W8S convictcd and scntenccdto I indergo Ior onc ycarandto pay Onc ofRs25001 Ulldcr Sccticln 70f thc Prcvcnton 01Comijotictl Act 1988 1fr forcvitylic Z Ilct1 and furlhcr rigorous1111riSOillllClltlllr two ycars and to pay 1111C of 11 Rs5001 underSection 1362lofthe Act mw The bcingthc rcsidcnt of Ambala Citv was 1 Z workingas voluntccr in thc I Iomc Guarclat Ambala sincc l 20010 Be WOS Qm Oll lcmporarviobo89 daysandallcrbrcak of OllC day his dulycould bc exlclldcd Thc accused was thc Cominandcrin thc l loIne Guard and hc uscd to keepthe account regardingclllpoyingof the Iloinc Guards and thcnl lc had sct up 21COllVC111011 that on conlpletion01 89 11 ciaysthe samc volunlccr could bc lakcn back proilidcdhc loaidRs20006 as bribe lor gcltiilg thc ob Ior 89 days Sonlc anlount uscd to bc takenby Ilim Ill advanccand thc rcmaining aJTlOUllt uscd 10 bc dcductcd byhim from thc salaryof lhc voIuntcer Thc complainalllhadjoincdhis dulyon lA2001 for which he haclgivcnRs8001 in advancc and lhc rclnainillgainount of Rs 10001 was dcdtctcd by hinl lhlrrl his salalv 1Ilc aclised was Rs30 as advallcc moncy Ior cxtcndi ng his duly 1V 1 Rawat Seema 2013.02.05 10: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:20 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 83 0 Criminal AprIealNo 7608 of20 7 4L 888 1 2001 and 0le remaining wasto be deductedfrom his saiary Sincc thc complai nant was rcluctant to pay thc anlount hc rcportcdthc Inaltervidc complainlxPJ to thc of Policc SV13 Atllbalti wllo SClll the samc to the policcslation on thc basis of which 17lRlxO was After movingan applicationIxP1 before he District OP DRO AInbala was dirccted tojoin him as oOlcial witncss hc Olllccr l KLtlnai 6Wl l l as m shadow t47ilncss he raid was organizcdlllc coiolplainailt was dlrectcd by r thc Olllcer to pay the taintcdlnoncy to thcaccuscd 011dcmand 0 and afteracccptanceofthc sainc RajKwllat was to givesignalto thepolicc 0 party After conlpleting alI the formalitics wl lcgardto subinelgillg othc I C5 five currency notes in the phenolphlalein powdcrthe raid Was conductcd I and thc accuscd was caughtred handcd On scarch the lainted lTloncy was rccovcred fronl the rightpocket01 hs trouscr On thc ilumbcr Z of thc ClllCllCy noles talIicd with the 1ist prcparedby thc 2 Ofllcer Solulion of thc water and sodiuln carbonate Wcrc Prcparcdlll which handsofthc accuscd Werc golvvashcd which bccainepink The said solution was pouredin a nip Againthc samc procedure was followcd and Z lhc CUITC11CV lloles Werewashed hc said solution also bccainc pinkand It J was pourcdin a scparatenip Again lhe solution was prcparcdand thc m pocketof the trouser was washcd in the said solution lhc cololir of lhc J solution againbecanlepink hc trouscr was also convcrtcd into parcels so Z also lhc thrcc nips containing thc solution All thcsc parcclswcre scalcd with thc scal bcaringitnlorcssionSl and SVl3 and thc same ICrC handcd ovcr to 10R0 hc rccovcrcd currcllcy notcs wcrc also convertcd parcclsand Wcrc takcn into On of thc l invcstigation challan againstlhc accuscd was prcscnledin thc courl Ie On lindinga primafacic casc under Scction 7113 2Jofthe Act thc accuscd wlas chargcd10 which hc plcadcdnot guilty and optcdto contest 111ordcr to substantiatclhc chargesthe proscculioncxamlncd JagdishChandcr Wl I RajeshKuinar OPW2 C AbhcyRanl PW3 1lC Moscs Johil 13W41C Ramcsh Chand 0W5l 10R0 Olll Parkash Ranga PW6 ComplalnanlArolll Kllillar PW71 C Raill Saran PW81Krishall Rawat Seema 2013.02.05 10: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:20 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 84 0 Criminal Appcal No 760SB of2005 418 2k Lal PW91 lOSP Pala Raln PWlOI Rj Kumar Shadow lvitncss 6PWll and lnspectorMam Chand PW 12 When examinedundcr Section 313 CrC thc accuscd dcnicd all thc incrilllillaling circulnstancesappcaring againsthinl and padcd his case Ile as undcr I aill inVlOcent This case has aguinslIne 1 Nothing 1117ClS1ecovered 11717possessionIn juct Arun r Kumar and Raj Kunlar were orcingme to reengagu the177 Oll 0 dutyafler te break in JulylAugust2001 and he had nol 0 accepted their requesl Thereare hundreds ft17evoht17teers to I 0 wh0m we assignduties rouli17ewIise t11elIe I dicl ntt acel I lheir requesl179r seIvice OllleIwise also tlIiele were complaints 17onltle 9fice o 017olice Z Anlbalu c7gainslthe illegalactivities of Raj Kumar and Anll1 2 Kumar On Ihe 17asir flhose l lotlilhdlewthe dul C 0f Anin Kunlor and Ral Kltl7lur As slotchRaj Kulnar IllS I hosUlle lowards me and he becanle witness againstme 1 Z neither denlanded Or accepled any amount t2fbribefrom Arun Kumar nor l deducted his salary 59 m 7 1ndefcnce the accuscd examincdl IC RajlndcrKulnar OOWII dl who statcd that a Icttcr was written by lhc of Pol icc Ambala to thc Cominandant Homc Guards Ambala for thc Uallsfer r Ol Randhir SinghGurdarshanSinghKaranjilSingllRakcsh Kumar and Raj 1 Kumar as thcv wcrc not pcrfomlingthcir dutics propcrly Plal0011 4e Krishan LaIt1OW21 hasstatcdlhaton 28101998 Ietlcr was rcccivcd froln thc officc of thc of l7olicc Alllbala fOr the aforesaid Holne Guards He has also the lcttcr Ex019 vidc which JyotiRanl had rcinovcd I Kunlar from his duties hc lal rcsultcd iilto coilvlCtlotl 1il ordcr to assail thc proscculionvcrsion Icarncd counscl I7r tlc appcllanthas urgcdthat neitherany wittlcss was joincd110r the evidcncc of the omcial witncsscs as werc cxamincd ls not worth 1 Rawat Seema 2013.02.05 10: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:20 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 85 0 Criminal Appeal No 76013 of2005 4 8 8 4 rcliancc No Ivilncssfroln thc ofIlcc whcrc thc raid was conductcd was also joinccl herc 15110proofofinitialdcinandof Rs5001 which is statcdtt bc acceptcd by thc accused Thc casc is the rcsult of prcviousrlvalrybctlvccil Raj Kutnar and thc accused here arc serious in lhc slalcnlcnls o thc witncsscs thcrcforc thc conviction of thc accuscd cannot bc sustaincd To the contrary learncdAssislant Advocale Gcrleral Jlwyana 1 whilc takinglne throughthc statementsof thc witncsscshas contendedthal lhc court is nol o weighthc quantilyof thc cvidcncc bul lt IS thc quality 0 which is to bc noliccd Joiningol thc Wtlness ls nol a C43 mandatoryrcquircillcIllbut it lS joincdonly to eivc morc authcntic I 0 corroboration to the ofllcial witnesscs l Iowevcr the testilnonics of thc I official witnesses if theyare consistcnt in their statements cannot bc ienorcd for thcir slatuS as such The deInand and acccptanccof moncV Z standdulycstablishcd in lhc lllSlant caSC I lavingpondcred ovcr the rival contcntions it appcarstllal lhc has been successfulin the casc againstthc accuscd I beyondany reasonablc doubL Thc accused was Platoon Comlnander 0 Z Adm ittedly he was vOllilltccrs for providillgthcnl dutyfor 89 daysand lhcywcrc to bc rcenlploycdaftcr thc brcak 0f OllC day Ilowcvcr Aa ae9 hc hasstatcdthat lt was not hardand fasl rulc thal cvcry voJuntecrwas 10 bc takenback on dutyevell ln caseof It has also not becn dcnlcd by the accuscd that the voluntccrs were used to post on guarddutylll varlOUS dCIlartlllciltsIikc i lElI19 FCl ctc On conjointrcadingand apprecialioi1 of thc cvidcncc 0f Artln KLilnal 1W7 1j luilla1 1H7l l Jaild Gazcttcd Olllccr 0P Ranga6PW61it ajopcarslhat thc accuscd has becn cxploitinghis positlonand inade it a rulc or convcntion lhat he could accommodatethose volunteers and assigndutybcyond89 davs i i hc satisllcd his Iu st lor inoncy Arun Kuinar 0W7lin his complaint ExJ datcd 1 82001 pursuantto which thc law was scl in motlOll hasspccifically statcdthat hc was takcn on dLltywcf I A2001 on paylncntofRs8001 and thc rcmainingatnounl of Rs 10001 was dcductcd bythe accuscd fronl his salaryAs such hc had paidRsI 8001 lo thc accuscd Now he hasnot bccn allowedtojoinduty wcIl 2001 and R55001 and thc Rawat Seema 2013.02.05 10: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:20 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 86 0 Criminal Appeal No 760SB of2005 5 888 rclnaining alnount was to bc dcductcd bythc accuscd 8cln Ioissalary lVcl doubt Arun Kumar hasrepcated aboul thc mcthod of corruption as selup by thc accuscd and he has nol spccillcallystatcd that lhc accuscd was Rs001 601111111bilt frolll thc tenor of his statcmcrll it could casilybe inferredthat he wanted10 convcy that the accused was Rs001 as usual for joininghim on dutyand the reinaining anlount was to bc dcductcd his salary 12urthcrtnorc acccplallcealld 1ecovcly cof 1 Rs3001 fl0111thc accusedbythc Ofccr in t plesencecltllc r Witncsscs traces back lo the deinand raised byhim hls court cannot Iosc 0 sightof the fact that ln caseswherethc accuscddraws a linc and nlakesit a 0 conventlon that he could accominodatc lhe person only Oll paymenlof I certaln anlount on account ofillcgalgratilicatk thcll prcviousdcmandc01 C5 SllChlllolley need not bc spccilical ly provcd leiltiial ly il coulcl be llcld I that since lhc witnessesdisclosed about lhe convcnlion sct up by hiln and Z his oroutincnature and accordingly inoney was accepted and rccovery was cHected fiotn the accused thereore thc prcviousdcmand was n01 spcclflcallyrequllled to beprovcd I As regardstlle othcr COlltctltlOll that no independcnl WtlllCSS was joirled il IS observed lat on rcceivingof colnphiilt13xJ thc Z Ofllcer Mam Chand 6PW12Jwas not ln a hurryto raid thc lD accuscd llc lnoved an applicaonbeforc thc District Magistrate t affording a GazcttedOfficer lo joln as a wlncss to authenticatclhc raid Z CP Ranga0W69 was dircctcd to join as a wilncss to lhC recovery Ilc also noininated Raj Kumar OWl l as a shadow witncss thcrclorc f urther necessity tO JOlll a11 indcpcildcnt Witncss was Olllylo nlultiplythc cvidcnce lt is thequalityofthe cvidencc which s wcighcdatld not thc quantily It is nol thc rulc of law but of prudcncc 1 Wltness should bc joincd In any casc thc mdcpendcntwitncss if not joincd is hardlysulllcicill tiiscard lhc vcrsion as a wholc OP Ranga6PW61had no axe to Orind againstthc accuscd lIc has catcgorically statedthat on 1 8001 he aloong with thc raidingpartywent to he prcmiscsof thc accused The cotnplainant wcnt inside thc offlcc of thc accuscd and shadow wittless Raj Kutnar 179Ilolvcdll111 11lccolplaitIatlt handcd ovcr Ilvc sioncd currency llotcs lo the accuscd which hc acceiotcd 1 Rawat Seema 2013.02.05 10: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:20 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 87 0 Criminal Appcal No 760SB of2005 a6 888 and thcn put thCsamc 1nto thc pockclof his lrOUSCr 111chands currcncv notcs andthc pocketofthe trouscr wcrc washcdbythc Ofliccr ln thc solution which turned pink Thc raid succccdcd as planncd the facl that RajKw11arwassomc what annoycd with lhe 21CCUScd aS SCllllC Colllplaint Was madc againsthiln ycl thc cvidence of thc Otllccr Gazcttcd Olcr alld lhc cannot bc brushcdaside I Iwevcr as rcgardslllc tcstimony of RaKunlar not a WOrd m has becn suggcstcd bythc accuscdto hiin lhat hc did not join thc raiding party 0 hc lcarnedcoullscl fclr thc appelIanthasfurthcl ctotctlded lllal 0 the prosccution case lS rcplctcwith thc i Ic has rcferred Io I C5 SOllle includinglhat RaicshKumaPW21 statcs that thc I ofllcer 01 lhc Platoon CoInlnandanl is situatedat Prcct Nagatwllclcas C AbeyRaln OW31 stateslhat the sanlc was situated in Vikas Vihar hc Z witnesscs have statcd diflcrcnl limc With regardto reccivingof the complainl and also rcachingin t1leofOcc ol lhe accused 1IlccoillplaIlalll C Aruil K umar PW79 Ilas slatcd that lhc accuscd was handcd ovcr thC anlount of i IlcgalgratiOcation Ill the stOrCr00111 Whercas thc other thrcC L0 Z materialwitncssesstatc about the prcsenccofthe accuscd in his ofce hc Colnplainant Arun Kulnar states about lhc giving to lhc Ofllccr whcreasRajKulnar docs not statc about g1ving0lhc a signal IOSP Pala Rn statcs lhat he I4Ias ncvct associatcd iil lhc Z 01 thc casc whcrcas lhc stalcs otherwisc Whilc tl refcrring to thcsc lt has bcen urgedthat the casc cannot be said to beprovedbeyond rcasonablcdoubt I Iavingpcruscdthc aforcsaid thc sainc are lninor Iil naturc and did not elTcct thc subslratunlc1lllc jorllscculicil case aild lllcsc r discrcpancicsalso nol arc sufficicnt to mlpeachthc vcracityof Lhc witncsscs Minor arc bound to occurin thc statcments ofthc truthful witnesscs Tt was obscrvcd In casc Slate of MudhyuPrndesli VSe Dharlrole C Govind Singh 2004 4I RCR iminull 942 and Kamnltl Otukunta Rum Nnidu VS Chereddy Peddu Subbu Reddvand others 2003 149RCR Crinliilall 658 that whcrc cvidcncc 0hc prosccLilioll lVJlIlCSScS IS conSlStcnt and bythc other cvidcncc InlllOr do Rawat Seema 2013.02.05 10: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:20 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 88 o Criminal ApPcal No 760S13of2005 7 4188 nol allcct thc crcdibilityofthc prosccution WltllCSSCS As rcgardsthe with regardto tiinc and location SlllCC thc raid was conductcd and thc willlcsses havc statcd that thcyhad vsitcd thc ofGcc of the accuscd thcrclore these is of IlO Againthc with rcgardto tllllC 0f rccclvlng thc and rcaching il thc olllcc arc vcry nlinor lt is well scttlcd by now that lhc hunlan nlelnorv arc Iikclyto fadc with thc passascof limc A 1 rcgards thc with rcgardto makingpaymcntof Rs5001 in tllc Q storc r00111 Ol ltl the ofllcc it may be obscrvcd that thc storc room and thc 0 0111ccadjolncach othcr but thc fact is that Arun Kumar had handcd OVcr 0 thc anlount to the accused which wlas rccclved by him and was put into I C5 pockctof thc trouser The hands lrouser and thc currency notcs whch I wcrc rccovered froin the accused O Il washinglll hc soluliorl the Wtllcr becanlc pink Such material evidcncc cannot bc washcd out mCrcIVClll J Z groundoflhis 11111101 parlicularly whcn thc storc room is lhc partofthc olllcc r As regards thc givingof signalArun Kunoar has I statedthat RaiKumar went insidc and gavesignalwhich standcorroboratcd Z by lhc proseculionwitllesscs ulho stalcd thal thcv wcnt insidc thc ofOcc 01 thc accllscd Oll rccci vingsignaland thc mcre fact thal Raj Kunoardid nOl 0 dcposcabout the same ln thc court hardlyeffects thc substratttlnof thc 7 prosecutl on vcrsiOlle Z on scrutiilV of lhc cntirc cvidencc it Il thal thc accuscd has bccn nlisusing his ofllce and assignlllgdulics a llcr coinjolction of thc lCllUrC of 89 daysonlyto thosc homc guardswho paid him Now comingto thc defencc the accusedtook the standthat hc C had not agrccdto rclgagc Arun Kulnar and Raj Kumar in JulylAuguSl 2001and for lhal rcason hc was falsclyinlplicatediil tllc case l lavinggonc throughthc 1CSlInlOlllCS ofl l TC RajindcrKumar OOVI7 I Platoon Colnlnander OW2 and havg gonc throughlhc docurncnts 1x1913aild ExDC it is apparenlthat in lhc vcar 1998 of Police Anlbala at thc ItlStallCCof Statlon llousc Ofllccr Policc Station I3aldevNagarhad writlcn a Icltcr to thc Plaloon Conunandcr Rawat Seema 2013.02.05 10: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:20 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 89 7 e 1 0 Crimin2114leal Noe 76013 of2005 8 114 41 Homc Guards Arnbala againstIIomc Guards Randhir SinghGurdarshan SinghKaranljitSinghRakcsh Kumar and Raj Kumar Ill Octobcr1998 RKumarwasrcplaccd with Ashok KumatIIctncCluardbLt 110 bcncllt couJd bc dcrivcd froln thc alorcsaid plcasct up by thc accuscd and thc accuscdcould not gctanybcncfit out of the evidence as cxalnlncd bil hllll 111dcfencc It has comc in cvidence that CVCll aflcr 1998 both J as wcll as Raj Kunlar had bccn assgncddutics of I Iotnc Guards hcy ncvcr showcd any againslthc accuscd dttrillglhc pcriod1998 to 2001cxceptwhcn thcyWCrC fcd up with thc attitudc01 tllc 0 accused as hc was not assigning thenl dutiesevety time without paymcnt C43 As such the dcfence pleaas sct up bythcaccusedis ofno conscqucnce I 0 N0 doubt conviction of a CrovCllllllCllI nlolclyee lll a I corrupllOllC21SC results in snatching nol only his Iivclihood but also 01 lllc persons who are complctely depcndcnt uponhinl rcccivc a sct back bul at the saine time lhe Apex Court has said tllllC and againand 111 lhe judgmcntrendercd 111 caSC State 01MadhyaPrudesh VSe Ram Singh C und others 2111109 RCR Criminall 784 thal corruption Io a civilizcd I SOClCty lS a sease likc canccr which i f not dctcctcd 111lliTlC lS Sure to Z lnaliganise lhc policyof the countryIcading lo disastrousconscquenccs It lS terlned as plaguewhich lS not only but if not controllcd 00 spreads Iikc a flrc ln a jungle h cffccts thc cconomy and dcslroysthc W2 cultural heritagclt was furthcr obscrvcd that unlcss it is nipocd111thc bud Z at thc earlicsl it is Iikcly causc turbulcnccshakillgofthe sociocconomic politicalsystcm0 lhc country No doubt fundanlcntal principlcof thc adlllillISlrationof justicelS lo trcat thc accuscd as innoccnl and he has a rightof silcnce till hc is provcdto bc guilty Now in thcscdaysofadvanccd 4 tcchnolooy and varictyof deviccs to be uscd and divcrsltyofthc SClencc 5 wavs lnstrulllctlld in camingof casy moncy aclnlinistrationof lusticc 1 should look with lts IllllC CyCSaboul thc balancc bclwccn the ilIcg81 acts and innocencc of thc accuscd also about thc cxtcnt of evidcnce thc prosccution could produceand if somc obIigation could be placedupon lhc accuscd to cxplainwhich arc lll their cxclusivc knowlcdgcThc Statesarc slow ln its acliclil on account of ulltraitlcd statc inachincryor otllcr VariUS reasons at thc samc liinc tllc critninals have fastcr and morc advanccd Rawat Seema 2013.02.05 10: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:20 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 40 0 Criminal Appeal No 76013 of2005 8 4t k 8 dcviccs and instrumcntst0 inakc Invaylir achicviIlg tilcit taJgclstllaiotlltsc who wicld thc handlc of As such law lcqllilcstllc rcvainpillg upof thc slatc lnachincryso as to creatc a sense of dcdication and sinccritv towardsthcir dutics and train thein to coup up with lllc prescnttcchniqucs mcansvays and dcviccs uscd by thc accuscd in thc conlmission o thc Crllnc hc court should rlSC 10 OCC21S1OI1lo dirccl lhc Agcncicsto llltroducc new and advanccd systcmsand in 1 conducting thc and thc statc to providc Iatcst 111astructurC Q hc bcing also OllC of thc surc tcst to jorovc thc actual raid 0 shcluldalso bc illtroduccd 0 husin thc wakc ofthc a179rcsaiddiscussionsthiscourtisof I C5 thc dellnitc opinionthat thc trial Court has righllyconcludcd that thc I accusedhaddemandedand acceptcd the bribc for a lnotIVC No other argumcnthasbcen advanccd Z 1 lhc foregoing rcasons Ilndingno mcntln thc appeallhe sanleis disnlissccl 0 I Dccembcr 24 2010 AlVe Jindall deepal udgc Z 1 r v Z r 1 r 11 Rawat Seema 2013.02.05 10: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:20 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document