The Keonjhar Special Vigilance Judge on Saturday awarded three years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) to Baleswar Assistant labour Officer Satrughna Patra for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 3,000 during his tenure as the Assistant labour Officer of Keonjhar.
The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on Patra, who would undergo RI for one year more if he fails to pay the fine.
The Judge further sentenced him to undergo RI for one year and a fine of Rs 10,000, in default of which Patra would spend six months more in jail. Both the sentences would run concurrently.
Patra had demanded the bribe from Senior Office Manager Suresh Chandra Sethi of the MMTC ltd, Barbil for renewal of labour registration certificate of the company for a year.