The court of Special Judge for CBI Cases, Indore on Saturday found an officer of the Service Tax department guilty of accepting bribe. Sanitation employee of the department was also found guilty in the same case on the charge of helping the officer.
The officer has been sentenced for three years’ rigorous imprisonment in two different sections and was imposed a fine of `5,000 in each section. Besides, the sanitation employee has been sentenced for one year RI and `5,000 fine.
According to prosecution, on September 13, 2011, the CBI received a written complaint of Vikas Tiwari, Regional Head, Victor Guards and Detectives Private ltd, Jabalpur. It is alleged that Rajendra Kumar Arya while posted and functioning as Superintendent (Audit), Service Tax, Office of Assistant Commissioner (Audit), Central Excise Customs & Service Tax, Indore was caught red handed while demanding and accepting bribe of `50,000 from the complainant for bestowing official favour in the matter of accepting the report of Survey Dept of Central Excise to clear the service tax matter of Victor Guards and Detectives Pvt ltd of which complainants is the Regional Head, and to allow smooth working of the company as regards the service tax matters.
The CBI Bhopal Branch had registered a case under section 120 (B) of the IPC and section 7 & 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act against Rajendra Kumar Arya, the then Superintendent (Audit), Service Tax Department, O/o. Commissioner, Central Excise Customs & Service Tax, CGO Complex, Indore and Manish Pal, daily-wage employee at office of the Assistant Commissioner (Audit), Service Tax, CGO Complex, Indore.
On November 11, 2011, the Bhopal branch of the CBI had submitted charge-sheet in the Special court of Indore against Arya and Pal.