CBI Court awards 3 years imprisonment in corruption case to Bank’s cashier

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JAMMU: Special Judge CBI Adnan Sayeed on Friday awarded three years imprisonment to Javed Habib Khuroo, Cashier-Cum-Clerk J&K Grameen Bank Branch Office Kupwara in corruption case.
According to the CBI, a case was registered on June 30, 2011 and it is stated in the FIR that Javed Habib Khuroo, while working as Cashier-Cum-Clerk J&K Grameen Bank Branch Office Kupwara during the period from June 28, 2007 to December 31, 2010 committed fraud to the tune of Rs. 19.12 lakh by making fictitious credit entries in transfer vouchers and corresponding false entries in relevant ledgers and Bank documents of various account holders of the said Bank, whereas no such credit was legitimately due to these account holders.
The amount to the tune of Rs. 19.12 lakh was withdrawn from account holders mentioned in FIR thereby wrongful loss to the tune of Rs. 19.12 lakh was caused to the Bank.
The fact and circumstances under the said false credits were given and huge amount was withdrawn accordingly this FIR was registered and investigation commenced.
Special Judge CBI Srinagar Adnan Sayeed, after hearing both the sides, observed that it is settled legal position that appropriate sentence should be awarded after giving due consideration to the facts and circumstances of each case, nature of offence and manner in which it is executed or committed.
It is duty of the Court to take care of the victim/society at large as well as of the accused. The measure of the punishment should be proportionate to the guilt of offender. The object of sentence should be to protect the society and deter the criminal in achieving object of law.
Court further observed that prosecution has not established that accused is habitual offender or has been convicted earlier and his Counsel while advancing arguments has argued that his wife is now been detected with some serious disease and besides that Department has already made recovery from accused of the amount for which the fraud was committed and accused is now Senior Citizen and has also faced this trial for last fourteen years.
As such, a lenient view is taken and accused is sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a term of three years and fine Rs.10,000 for the offence under Section 409 RPC, simple imprisonment for a term of three years and fine Rs.10,000 for the offence under Section 420 RPC, simple imprisonment for a term of three years and fine Rs.10,000 for the offence under Section 467 RPC, simple imprisonment for a term of three years and fine Rs.10,000 for the offence under Section 468 RPC, simple imprisonment for a term of three years and fine Rs.10,000 for the offence under Section 471 RPC, simple imprisonment for a term of three years and fine Rs.10,000 for the offence under Section 477 RPC and simple imprisonment for a term of three years and fine Rs.10,000 for the offence under Section 5(2) of J&K Prevention of Corruption Act Svt. 2006.
All the imprisonments imposed in different sections herein above shall run concurrently and in case of failing to pay fine imposed herein above in different sections, accused shall undergo simple imprisonment of one month each in default in every section mentioned above in the same sequence but that imprisonment in case of failing to pay fine shall run separately after actual imprisonment of three years is over.
Accused shall be lodged at Central Jail Srinagar for undergoing this sentence/imprisonment.