Former Inspector of Police, Airfield police station, Bhubaneswar, Biranjan Dwibedy has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and pay a fine of Rs10,000, in default of payment of the fine to undergo RI for one month more for the offence under Section of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar, in his judgment sentenced Dwibedy to undergo RI for two years and pay a fine of Rs15,000, in default of payment of the fine to undergo RI for two months more for the offence under another Section of the Act.
The substantive sentences are to run concurrently. Dwibedy had demanded and accepted bribe of Rs1,500 from Pabitra Mallick of Sundarpada for not initiating vexatious criminal proceedings against him.