SRINAGAR: The Special Judge Anti-Corruption (CBI cases) has sentenced a former cashier-cum-clerk of Jammu and Kashmir Grameen Bank to three years’ simple imprisonment for committing financial fraud.
According to the details, the convict (now retired), Javed Habib, who was working at the Kupwara branch of the bank, committed the fraud during the period 28/06/2007 to 31/12/2010 to the tune of ₹19,12,500 by making fictitious credit/debit entries in relevant ledgers and bank documents of various account holders of the said bank.
The judgment reads, “The accused is sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a term of three years and a fine of ₹10,000 for the offence under Section 409 RPC, simple imprisonment for a term of three years and a fine of ₹10,000 under Section 420 RPC, simple imprisonment for a term of three years and a fine of ₹10,000 under Section 467 RPC, simple imprisonment for a term of three years and a fine of ₹10,000 under Section 468 RPC, simple imprisonment for a term of three years and a fine of ₹10,000 under Section 471 RPC, simple imprisonment for a term of three years and a fine of ₹10,000 under Section 477 RPC, and simple imprisonment for a term of three years and a fine of ₹10,000 under Section 5(2) of the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act Svt. 2006. All the imprisonments imposed under different sections hereinabove shall run concurrently.”
It added, “In case of failure to pay the fine imposed under the aforementioned sections, the accused shall undergo simple imprisonment of one month each in default for every section mentioned above, in the same sequence. However, that imprisonment in default of fine shall run separately after the actual imprisonment of three years is over.”
“The accused shall be lodged at Central Jail Srinagar for undergoing this sentence/imprisonment. The period of custody/detention, whether police or judicial, already undergone by the accused in this case shall be set off against this sentence,” the order stated. (KNO)
