Former National Archives Archivist Sentenced to Three Years in Jail by Ahmedabad CBI Court for Accepting Rs 15,000 Bribe:

On October 28, 2026, the CBI Court at Ahmedabad convicted Satdhari Lal Sahu, then Archivist at National Archives of India Record Center, Jalana Dungari, Jaipur, Rajasthan and sentenced him to three years rigorous imprisonment. In a bribery case, the court also imposed a fine of Rs. 20,000 on him.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had registered the case on December 26, 2012 on the basis of an allegation that Sahu had demanded Rs. 15,000 as bribe from a complainant. The money was allegedly sought in exchange for providing copies of old CRO records related to a survey of Rajkot and a file containing old British land records.

During the investigation, the CBI laid a trap and caught Sahu red-handed while he was accepting the alleged bribe of Rs. 15,000 from the complainant. He was arrested on December 26, 2012. The CBI also conducted searches at his residence and office.

After completing the investigation, the CBI filed a chargesheet against Sahu on June 28, 2013. Following the trial, the court found him guilty and sentenced him to three years of rigorous imprisonment, along with a fine of Rs. 20,000.