Has Delhi Police SHO Paid For Sports Kit Expenses, Gym Fees For Judge? Court Reacts To Demand For FIR Against Cop

SHO Bribed Judge Case: A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court at Rouse Avenue called a status report from the Central probe agency on a complaint against an SHO of Delhi Police for allegedly paying sports kit expenses and gym fees for a judge. The complaint sought an FIR against the cop for paying for a judge, which amounts to a bribe.

Special CBI Judge Atul Krishna Agrawal on Friday sought a status report from the CBI. However, the court has kept the issue of maintainability of the complaint in view of the objection of the Prosecution.

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Special Judge Agrawal ordered, "Keeping the issue of maintainability open to be decided at a later stage, let notice be issued to CBI to file a status report in the above matter for the next date of hearing."

Judicial Magistrate At Saket Court Forced Cop To Pay For Him

According to the complainant, advocate Sensar Pal Singh, an FIR should be filed in the matter. The SHO made a DD entry in the 'rojnamcha' mentioning that a judicial magistrate at Saket Court continuously misbehaved and coerced him to pay for expenses, Singh claimed. The complaint highlighted that the SHO mentioned in DD entry that he paid for the batting kit, his gym fees, flowers for the judicial officer.

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Soon after the matter came to fore, creating a huge outrage in the judicial circle, the High Court took away the judicial work from the judicial magistrate.

While seeking status report, the special judge after hearing submissions, observed, " After having gone through the application as well as the written submissions filed by the petitioner, I deem it appropriate to seek a status report from CBI on the application, for which a complaint was also made to CBI, before deciding the issue of maintainability of the petition."

The court has listed the matter for hearing on October 14. On the last date of hearing on September 4, Public Prosecutor for CBI had stated that this court does not have the power to direct registration of FIR by CBI in view of various judgments of the Supreme Court, including CBI vs State of Rajasthan.

Another complainant, Sensar Pal Singh, has moved a complaint through Advocate Yogesh Swaroop and Shivangi Singh seeking direction to CBI to register FIR against the SHO who allegedly paid a bribe to the judicial officer.

(With ANI inputs)