ONE year rigorous imprisonment to then dig of CBI in bribery case

Jalandhar, March 26, 2013 : The Special Judge for CBI cases, Tis Hazari Courts, New Delhi has sentenced O. P. Sharma, then DIG of CBI to undergo one year Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs.50,000, each in Section 7 and 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of PC Act, 1988 in a bribery case.

A case was registered by CBI on a complaint against O.P. Sharma on June 16, 1991.  It was alleged that O.P. Sharma had demanded a bribe of Rs.10 lakh for not implicating two private persons (who were brothers) in a TADA case.  Sharma was the Supervisory Officer of a FERA case against one private person and others in which searches were conducted at the residential & official premises of the two private persons. During the interrogation, both brothers were allegedly threatened by Sharma for involving them under TADA in the said case.

CBI laid a trap and Sharma was caught red handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.10 lakh from the complainant at his official residence at R.K. Puram, New Delhi on June 16, 1991.

After thorough investigation, CBI filed a charge sheet in the Court of Special Judge, CBI cases, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi on September 9, 1992.

The Trial Court found the accused guilty and convicted him.