Microscope purchase scam All accused found guilty; Sentenced by Special Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu

Jammu, May 31: The Ld. Special Judge Anti-Corruption , Jammu, on Saturday convicted all the five accused facing trial in case FIR No. 10/2005 P/S VOJ (now ACB) relating to purchase of sub-standard microscopes on exorbitant rates by the School Education Department, Jammu during the year 2004-05.

As per a statement, investigation conducted in the matter revealed that the accused public servants, pursuant to a well-knit criminal conspiracy hatched by them with the accused supplier(beneficiary) , abused their official positions and approved a dissection microscope instead of the one required for examining the properties of minerals in gross violation of the NIT and thereafter, made bulk purchases of the said microscope causing substantial wrongful loss to the State exchequer and wrongful gain to themselves and the beneficiary .

“The accused were sent up for trial for the offences made out against them during the course of investigation by way of laying charge sheet against them before the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption , Jammu ,” said the statement.

On the basis of evidence led by the prosecution , the trial Court found all the accused guilty of the commission of offences punishable. While convicting the accused for offences under section 5(1)(d) r/w sec . 5(2) , J& K P C Act , 2006 , the trial Court sentenced them for simple imprisonment of 2 years whereas for the commission of offence punishable under section 120-B , RPC they have been sentenced for simple imprisonment of 1 year , both the sentences to run currently.