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CBI files report to cancel FIR in cash-at-judge's door case
The much-publicised "cash-at-judge's door scam" appears set for a burial with the CBI seeking closure of the case before a court here.
The much-publicised "cash-at-judge's door scam" appears set for a burial with the CBI seeking closure of the case before a court here.
The Delhi branch of the probe agency filed an FIR cancellation report on Friday before District and Sessions Judge K K Garg who has transferred it to the CBI special court, official sources said here on Sunday.
The special court will hear the matter on December 24, they said. The CBI has taken the step after failure to get sanction from the Chief Justice of India to launch prosecution in the case, the sources said.
The case had rocked the Punjab and Haryana High Court after Rs 15 lakh in cash was "wrongly delivered" at the residence of Justice Nirmaljit Kaur on August 13, 2008 following which she reported the matter to the police.
The money was allegedly delivered by Parkash Ram, a clerk of former Haryana Additional Advocate General Sanjeev Bansal, the prime accused in the case. The police had registered an FIR on August 16 and the case was handed over to the CBI on August 28, 2008.
Another judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Nirmal Yadav had denied the allegation that the money was meant for her.
Justice Yadav had proceeded on leave after the case surfaced and had not been conducting judicial work in the High Court.
