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RI confirmed for graft

By Our Staff Reporter

CHENNAI MARCH 21. The Madras High Court has confirmed a 6-months rigorous imprisonment awarded to a revenue inspector, 13 years after he was nabbed by vigilance personnel for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 100.

V. Kasi, RI at Harur in Dharmapuri district, was trapped by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption personnel on March 5, 1990 under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act for `having demanded and accepted Rs. 100 from Kannan for processing an application to issue a small farmer certificate for free power supply'.

He was found guilty by I Additional District Judge-cum-Chief Judicial Magistrate at Krishnagiri on July 15, 1996, and sentenced to six months RI, besides a fine of Rs. 500.

Justice P. D. Dinakaran said:``The prosecution has established the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt, adducing overwhelming and flawless oral and documentary evidence.

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