19 years on, former central government employee acquitted in ₹800 bribery case
A former central government employee has been acquitted in a bribery case involving ₹800 after 19 years. The court found that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence of a demand for a bribe. The judge noted that the accused lacked the authority to issue the documents in question, which contributed to the decision to acquit.
- ▪The accused, Arvind Motiram Sawant, was a clerk at the Registrar of Companies in Navi Mumbai during the alleged offence in 2006.
- ▪The prosecution claimed Sawant demanded ₹1,000 to expedite document processing, later reducing it to ₹800.
- ▪The court ruled that the mere recovery of tainted currency notes was not enough to prove guilt without evidence of a demand.
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A special CBI court in Thane has acquitted a former central government employee accused of accepting a bribe of ₹800, observing that mere recovery of currency notes without absolute proof of a demand was insufficient to hold him guilty.Also read | Former Agriculture dept. official acquitted after 25 years of litigationSpecial Judge D.S. Deshmukh on Thursday (May 28, 2026) acquitted Arvind Motiram Sawant, who worked as a clerk in the office of the Registrar of Companies (ROC) at CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, at the time of the alleged offence in August 2006.According to the prosecution, the complainant had approached the ROC to urgently obtain certified copies of the incorporation documents and the Memorandum of Association of a private company to initiate legal proceedings against…
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