CBI Court sentenced 5 years Rigorous Imprisonment to Ex-Superintendent of Central Excise and Customs

The Special Judge, CBI cases, Ahmedabad (Gujarat) has sentenced shri Fauza Singh Pandher a former Superintendent, Central Excise and Customs (Preventive Branch), Daman Commissionerate, Vapi, District Valsad (Gujarat) to five years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) with a fine of Rs. 20,00,000 after finding him guilty in a disproportionate assets (DA) case.

The Court has also ordered the confiscation of all seized money and jewellery during the searches which were related to him.

This case was registered on June 30, 2005, by a complainant against the accused, Shri Fauza Singh Pandher. The accused was allegedly found in possession of Disproportionate Assets to the tune of Rs. 13,59,127.00 during the check period 01/01/2000 to 03/05/2005.

After investigation, a charge sheet was filed on 31.08.2006. The Trial Court found the accused guilty and convicted him.

He was found guilty in another case registered on June 03, 2005. Pandher was caught by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) while accepting a bribe of Rs. 30,000.

During searches that followed the trap, various documents regarding investments made by him in his name as well as those of his family members were found along with other assets. In this case, he was also convicted by a Competent Court in Ahmedabad and was sentenced to undergo 3 Years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) with a fine of Rs.5,000 on December 30, 2019.