A government lawyer was booked for demanding and accepting a bribe from a defence lawyer in the Khed court on Wednesday. A trap was set by the Pune unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday.
The accused was identified as additional government pleader Devendra Madhukar Sonnis (57) working at additional sessions court of Khed.
A complaint in the matter was lodged by a 53-year-old lawyer whose client was arrested in a case and awaiting bail. The bribe was allegedly demanded in order to purposefully help the defence lawyer secure bail for his client, according to the complaint.
“The complainant is a lawyer and for an NOC to help during the bail hearing of his client, the accused public servant asked for ₹5,000 bribe and accepted ₹3,500,” read a statement from ACB Pune.
The demand and transactions happened on three occasions including July 1, July 6 and July 7 and the trap was set by deputy superintendent of police Vijaymala Pawar of ACB Pune.
A case under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act Was registered at Khed police station of Pune rural police.
{{/usCountry}}A case under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act Was registered at Khed police station of Pune rural police.
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