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Order Details: COPY OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Pdf Text: CNR No.DLCT11-000081-2026
CC No. 7/2026
FIR No. 06/2023
PS : ACB
State Vs Jeet Kumar & Anr.
09.03.2026
Present : Sh. Ravindra Kumar, Ld. Chief PP for State.
Arguments on the point of cognizance already heard
on 07.03.2026. Record perused.
In brief, it is the case of prosecution as per the
chargesheet and the material filed therewith that the
complainant namely Sh. Rakesh Sharma S/o Sh. Hem
Chand Sharma and Sh. Narender Singh Negi S/o Sh. Kirti
Singh had approached ACB, GNCT of Delhi, Delhi, with a
written complaint dated 31.05.2023, wherein it was alleged
that the complainant was raising construction of house on
his Plot no. E-54/55, 60/61, E-Block, J.J. Colony, Savda,
Delhi-81. During the course of said construction work, one
person namely Sh. Sohan Lal (also known as Patwari)
came to him; got the construction work stopped and took
certain photographs thereof and asked him to meet Jeet
Sahab and only then, the construction work shall resume on
the said plot. Accordingly, he went to meet Jeet Sehrawat
i.e. accused herein, and he demanded bribe of
Rs.2,00,000/- from him. On his repeated requests that he
being poor person, was not in a position to arrange such
huge amount and due to intervention of said Sh. Narender
Singh Negi, who happened to be a social worker, the
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accused called Sh. Narender Singh Negi alone at the site
office of J.J. Colony, Savda for meeting. Accordingly, Sh.
Narender Singh Negi went there on 26.05.2023, where he
met with accused Jeet Sehrawat and Sohan Lal and on
repeated requests made by Sh. Narender Singh Negi,
accused Jeet Sehrawat agreed to receive Rs.70,000/- as
illegal gratification for allowing the complainant to raise
construction over the said plot. On being aggrieved from
the demand of bribe, the complainant was compelled to
lodge the said complaint.
On the basis of said complaint, which was marked to
Insp. Yashwant Singh Yadav of ACB, a raiding team was
constituted and raid was conducted on 31.05.2023 in the
presence of said Sh. Narender Singh Negi. The accused
Jeet Kumar, who was posted as Assistant Engineer in
DUSIB during the relevant period, was caught red-handed
while demanding and accepting illegal gratification of
Rs.40,000/- from Sh. Narender Singh Negi.
Thereafter, post-raid proceedings were conducted,
during which, colourless solution of sodium carbonate with
water, was prepared in clean glass, in which accused Jeet
Kumar washed his hands and colour of said solution turned
into pink colour and relevant proceedings like transfer of
said solution into two clean glass bottles; preparation of its
pullanda and sealing the same with the seal of ‘YSY’ by
Insp. Yashwant Singh Yadav took place.
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On the basis of written complaint of the complainant,
and the raid report of Insp. Yashwant Singh Yadav, the FIR
in question came to be registered in respect of offence u/s 7
of PC Act as amended by the Act of 2018 and the
investigation was entrusted to W.Insp. Lakshmi.
During investigation, the accused Jeet Kumar was
arrested; statements u/s 164 Cr.P.C. of complainant Sh.
Rakesh Sharma and Sh. Narender Singh Negi were got
recorded before the concerned Court; and the statements
u/s 161 Cr.P.C. of relevant witnesses, including those of
panch witnesses namely Sh. Ravi Kumar, Sh. Ravi Shekhar
Singh and Yogesh Kumar, were recorded. The relevant
exhibits of both hand wash of accused Jeet Kumar, were
also sent to FSL and after examination thereof, FSL result
was received wherein relevant exhibits were found to
contain phenolphthalein and sodium carbonate.
As regards, accused Sohan Lal, Ld. Chief PP has
submitted that said accused had expired during the course
of investigation and that is why, abated chargesheet has
been filed against said accused in this matter.
Ld. Chief PP has further submitted that requisite
sanction as envisaged u/s 19 POC Act against accused Jeet
Kumar has already been accorded by Competent Authority
and same is also filed alongwith the chargesheet.
Record shows that during the course of investigation,
an application seeking withdrawal of surety bonds was
moved by surety namely Sh. Badal Kumar of accused
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Sohan Lal, on the ground that said accused had expired on
17.07.2024, on which, factum of death of said accused was
duly got verified through IO. The report dated 17.12.2024
under the signature of IO W/Insp. Lakshmi, alongwith
verified copy of death certificate of accused Sohan Lal, are
available on record, as per which, the death of said accused
was informed to be got duly verified. Consequently, the
aforesaid application of surety Sh. Badal Kumar came to be
allowed, vide order dated 17.12.2024 passed by Ld.
Predecessor of this Court. In the backdrop of these facts
and circumstances and for the reason that accused Sohan
Lal is shown to have already expired during the course of
investigation itself, no further action is called for qua said
accused against whom the abated chargesheet filed before
the Court, is hereby accepted.
Having considered the submissions made by Ld.
Chief PP for State and keeping in view the overall facts and
circumstances of the present case, as noted hereinabove
and the material, including seizure memo of illegal
gratification amount of Rs.40,000/- at the instance of
accused Jeet Kumar, FSL result, statements u/s 164 Cr.P.C.
of the witnesses namely Sh. Rakesh Sharma and
Sh. Narender Singh Negi, statements u/s 161 Cr.P.C. of
relevant witnesses and the prosecution sanction u/s 19 of
P.C. Act granted against accused Jeet Kumar by Competent
Authority, the Court is satisfied that there is sufficient
material available on record, disclosing commission of
offence u/s 7 of POC Act, as amended by the Amendment
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Act of 2018, against accused Jeet Kumar S/o Late Sh. Ram
Gopal. Accordingly, cognizance is taken in respect of said
offence.
Let accused Jeet Kumar who is stated to be on Court
bail, vide order dated 03.07.2023, be summoned for next
date of hearing.
Put up on 01.04.2026 for appearance of accused.
(Vidya Prakash)
Special Judge, PC Act (ACB)-01
RACC, New Delhi.
09.03.2026(a)
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