{"id":26004,"date":"2026-09-19T01:10:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T01:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26004"},"modified":"2026-09-19T01:10:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T01:10:36","slug":"extremely-speedy-action-by-probe-agency-can-create-doubt-sc-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26004","title":{"rendered":"Extremely speedy action by probe agency can create doubt: SC | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134346139,imgsize-209894,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/very-speedy-action-by-probe-agency-can-create-doubt-sc.jpg\" alt=\"Extremely speedy action by probe agency can create doubt: SC\" title=\"The Supreme Court acquitted the RPF official, saying the CBI failed to prove that the intermediary accepted the bribe on his behalf.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The Supreme Court acquitted the RPF official, saying the CBI failed to prove that the intermediary accepted the bribe on his behalf.\">The Supreme Court acquitted the RPF official, saying the CBI failed to prove that the intermediary accepted the bribe on his behalf.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>New Delhi: The speed at which CBI sprang into action on a bribery complaint and laid a trap within hours to catch a public servant could give rise to suspicion, which, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/supreme-court\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> said, could not be brushed aside and had to be examined.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Finding fault with CBI&#8217;s investigation, Justices Dipankar Datta and N K Singh acquitted the official in a two-decade-old case as he was not caught with the bribe money. It was an intermediary who accepted it and CBI failed to prove it was meant for the accused, SC said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The complaint made in 2005 alleged that the accused, working as a divisional security commissioner in <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/railway-protection-force\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Railway Protection Force<\/a>, had demanded illegal gratification from subordinate officials for transfers and postings. <!-- -->CBI immediately lodged an FIR and laid a trap just hours later, catching the intermediary.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The intermediary, who alleged that he accepted the bribe on behalf of the official, was given a pardon.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>SC said since the FIR was lodged on Aug 4, 2005, at 2pm and CBI decided to lay the trap on the same day, the agency must have verified the authenticity of the complaint before the trap was planned. &#8220;It is surprising that CBI started the investigation of a cognisable offence by way of verifying the complaint of bribery even before the formal FIR was lodged&#8230; <\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The entire trap was arranged between 2 pm to 4.30pm. While the investigating agency cannot be faulted for organising the trap in such an extraordinarily speedy manner, it can raise certain doubts.<!-- --> The trial court, however, brushed aside the doubts raised by the appellant,&#8221; the bench said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The court said criminality under Prevention of Corruption Act did not arise merely because money changed hands. &#8220;Before criminal liability can be fastened upon the public servant, the prosecution must establish by reliable evidence that the intermediary was acting under the authority, direction or for the benefit of the accused and that the demand itself was attributable to the accused. Mere receipt of money by a third person cannot automatically result in criminal liability being imputed to a public servant,&#8221; it said.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/extremely-speedy-action-by-probe-agency-can-create-doubt-sc\/articleshow\/134346134.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court acquitted the RPF official, saying the CBI failed to prove that the intermediary accepted the bribe on his behalf. 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