Bengaluru: Special Court for Prevention of Corruption Act in Bengaluru has provided conditional guarantees to Raghavendra SR, then the police inspector with the Chikkajala police station, in a corruption case.
ACB officials have placed the trap and arrest Raghavendra on September 18, when he allegedly accepted a bribe of Rs 2 Lakh from the landowner to provide protection to his disputed land in Shettigere Village near Chikkajala.
Shivashankar BN’s complainant alleged that he had bought five hectares of land in Shettigere Village and learned that there was a delayed civil dispute in front of the civil court in connection with the same thing.
Shivashankar installed a board on the property that informed about litigation, but the opposite party deleted it on August 28.
He filed a complaint to the Chikkajala police against people who released the council and Raghavendra allegedly demanded Rs 10 lakh.
Shivashankar claimed that he paid Rs 4 Lakh to Raghavendra on September 1 and another RS 4 Lakh was collected by one Vinay on behalf of Raghavendra on September 6 on October 17, he approached ACB and filed a complaint against Raghavendra, accused him of demanding.
The rest of Rs 2 lakh.
ACB officials took a casts and put a trap.
They arrested Raghavendra and third parties, identified as Raghavendra Nayaka, in Chamber Inspector.
Defense advisers argue that Raghavendra has spent more than 40 days in prison and the probe has been completed except to get a FSL report.
It also argues that Shivashankar has submitted a similar case against the previous inspector – Yeshwanth – from the same station and he has the habit of submitting false cases against the police.
Defense advisor also argued that Shivashankar claimed to have paid Rs 4 Lakh as a bribe for Raghavendra on September 1 and can file a complaint within seven days, but he did not do it and approach ACB only 17 days later.
Judge K Natarajan gave a conditional guarantee to Raghavendra on October 29.
Raghavendra was asked to execute a personal bond with the number of Rs 2 Lakh with two surets.
He was directed to not damage the witness prosecution directly or indirectly, did not enjoy similar violations, did not cause delays in the trial and emerged in the presence of an investigation officer every Monday between 10am and 4pm, for a period of three months or up to a time of chargesheet, which Early.
Bengaluru: Inspector gets a guarantee after 40 days in prison
