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CBI court sentences railway clerk to four years for bribery
A special CBI court in Lucknow has sentenced Durgesh Bahadur Singh, a former goods clerk at Dariyapur Junction in Raebareli, to four years in prison for accepting a bribe. The court also…
The Story in Brief
A special CBI court in Lucknow has sentenced Durgesh Bahadur Singh, a former goods clerk at Dariyapur Junction in Raebareli, to four years in prison for accepting a bribe. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000. The sentence was pronounced on July 30, according to an official statement.
The CBI said Singh demanded Rs 60,000 to reduce a Rs 1.26 lakh demurrage charge imposed on R.D. Cement Industries after it failed to unload raw materials on time. He later agreed to accept Rs 7,200 and reduce the charge to Rs 37,800. The agency caught him during a trap operation and filed its charge sheet on November 30, 2017.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that corruption cases never reach a courtroom are too sweeping, but so is treating one conviction as proof that the system works smoothly. This case took nearly eight years from registration to sentencing. The useful measure is not the arrest alone, but how quickly trials conclude and whether penalties are recovered. Future CBI data on conviction rates and trial timelines will show whether such action is routine or exceptional.
Source: thehansindia.com
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