Tejinder Singh had accused them of misusing their position
The former Army Chief, General V.K. Singh, and four top serving Army officers, including Vice-Chief of the Army Staff Lt. Gen. S.K. Singh, presented themselves before a court here on Friday after having been summoned in a case of criminal defamation. The court granted them bail after they furnished personal bonds of Rs. 20,000 each.
General (retd.) V.K. Singh, Lt. Gen. S.K. Singh, Lt. Gen. B.S. Thakur (Director General of Military Intelligence), Major General S.L. Narasimhan (Additional Director General of Public Information) and Lt. Col. Hitten Sawhney appeared before Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja in the case filed by Lt. Gen. (retd.) Tejinder Singh.
The petitioner had accused the five of misusing their official position to tarnish his image through an Army release issued on March 5 that alleged that Lt. Gen. Tejinder Singh offered a bribe on behalf of Tatra and Vectra Limited.
The court said, “Since they are retired and serving officers, they are admitted to bail upon furnishing personal bonds in the sum of Rs. 20,000.”
It also asked complainant’s counsel S.M. Pandey to provide the former Army Chief copies of the complaint and other documents on or before August 8, next date of hearing.
Counsel for the four Army officers argued that no further proceedings should be conducted as no sanction was taken under Section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Mr. Pandey argued that it was not the official duty of the officers to facilitate the Army release.
Gen. V.K. Singh’s counsel Mohit Mathur argued for turning the summon case into a warrant case under Section 259. This was rejected by Lt. Gen. Tejinder Singh’s counsel, who said that by asking the case to be turned into a warrant case, the “accused” just wanted to delay the matter.
The four officers also moved applications in regard to the above arguments. The judge asked the complainant’s counsel to reply to their applications by August 8. On June 8, he directed the former Army Chief and the four officers to appear before the court as “accused” in the present matter. He had said the complicity of the former Army Chief in the publication of the March 5 release was “prima facie deducible from the fact that he alone had knowledge of the offer of bribe made by the complainant.”
The bribe allegation had found mention in the release.
Gen VK Singh is a person with great HONESTY , the coverup by the corrupt officers to paint Gen VK SINGH is absolutely shameful.
It pays to be corrupt in the current time. TO HEll With THE COUNTRY OR THE ARMY.
BEML chairman is disgrace so the many support and crooks he has.
If the Govt of india waste hard earn tax payers money in buying cheap equipment .How does the defence Minister expect the army to defend the country against Pakistan or let alone china.
We are fighting a loosing battle . number might matter in battle but if the army is supplied with third rate stuff you will a third rate army trying to win.
long live Gen V. K.singh. jai Hind.
Gen VK is basking under the glory of a crusader against corruption.He has a record of an impeccable integrity.Fiddling with him is a waste of time --for those fighting a loosing battle with him.
See which way Chairman of BEML has gone. Head of Tatra is trying to find shelter and running for cover.
If some body has done wrong must keep quite, and not waste time of courts and make unnecessary news.
V.K.Singh was an upright,honest & efficient Army officer but he did
nothing to tone up the administration,to reduce corruption & make the
force lean,mean & well equipped-if confronted,he will have enough
excuses to tell!!
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