PURNANAND SINGH Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS revision application is directed against the order dated 05.09.2012 passed by Special Judge, Vigilance in Special Case No. 85 of 2010 (Vigilance Case No. 68 of 2010) registered under Sections 403, 109, 120B, 406, 409, 467, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code and also under Sections 7/13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d)(c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, whereby and whereunder the prayer for discharge of the petitioner was rejected.

(2.) IT appears that in compliance of the order passed by this Court in W.P (PIL) No.1530 of 2009, a preliminary enquiry was conducted by the Vigilance Department wherein it was found that in spite of Junior Engineers of Building Division being available, Assistant Teachers, who were having diploma/degree were deputed to supervise and to construct building of primary schools and other schools situated in different blocks of Bokaro district under the sponsored programme of the Government. They, in course of constructing/supervising of construction work of the building of the schools, indulged themselves in corrupt practices and thereby, they put the Government to heavy loss.

(3.) ON the basis of preliminary enquiry, FIR was lodged wherein it was alleged that in the meeting of Reflection -cum -Planning held at Ranchi, a decision was taken on the pretext of dearth of Junior Engineers to impart training to the teachers having diploma in engineering so that they may be entrusted with the job of construction/supervision of the building of the schools. Pursuant to that decision, an order was passed by Mr. Arun Kumar, the then Deputy Commissioner, Bokaro upon which the then District Superintendent of Education -cum -Project Officer, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Bokaro, deputed 7 teachers for having training at the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Ratu, Ranchi, vide its letter dated 05/05/2004. After they received training at DIET, the then Deputy Commissioner deputed them in different blocks for supervising the work of construction of the building of new primary schools and upgraded schools, vide its letter as contained in memo No. 998 dated 01/12/2004. By the said order, Ashok Kumar Bharti was deputed in Gomia block. Subsequently, the then Regional Deputy Director, Education, North Chotanagpur, Hazaribagh vide its letter dated 07/02/2005 entrusted Ashok Kumar Bharti to take up the work of the construction of the building of the schools situated in Chandankiyari block.