Chief Judicial Magistrate acquits eight accused in 12-year old case

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15 Jul 2013, 12:00 am

The Chief Judicial Magistrate Mahesh Chandra acquitted eight accused including Zila Panchayat President Kesar Singh Negi and former Pauri municipal board president Ganesh Negi in a 12-year old case registered under sections 392, 504, 506 and 441 of Indian Penal Code. According to defense advocate Vinodanand Barthwal, in September 2001, the then president of Garhwal

Taxi Union Kamal Aswal filed a petition in the court accusing eight persons of loot and destroying documents. The police registered case against Zila Panchhayat President Kesar Singh Negi, former municipal board president, former BJP district president Matbar Singh Negi, Dinesh Barthwal, Dalbir Singh Negi, Suresh Rawat and Vinod

Rawat under various IPC sections following a court order. One of the accused Dinesh Barthwal filed a petition in the court of District and Session Judge, following which District Judge Kumkum Rani removed the section 450 from the case six months ago

and ordered Chief Judicial Magistrate to dispose off the

case immediately. In his verdict the CJM acquitted all the accused of the charges finding them no guilty of the alleged crimes. PNS