Income Tax Assistant gets 4 years Jail in Bribery Case

A tax assistant from the Income Tax department was convicted on Friday by a Mobi court of accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000 in order to give a refund of Rs 45,480 in 2012.

Income Tax Assistant gets 4 yrs Jail

Reetu | Jun 10, 2023 |

Income Tax Assistant gets 4 years Jail in Bribery Case

Income Tax Assistant gets 4 years Jail in Bribery Case

A tax assistant from the Income Tax department was convicted on Friday by a Mobi court of accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000 in order to give a refund of Rs 45,480 in 2012.

Mahesh Meena (43) was sentenced to four years in jail and fined Rs 20,000 by Additional District and Sessions Judge V A Buddha. Meena was found guilty under Sections 7 and 13 (1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Sanjay Dave, an assistant government pleader, stated, “We had produced in court eight oral evidence and 18 documentary evidence. The court sentenced him to three years in jail under one part and four years in prison under the other. The court imposed a total punishment of Rs 20,000 under both clauses.” Both sentences will run simultaneously.

Meena worked as a tax assistant at Morbi’s I-T department in 2012, according to the lawsuit. The complainant’s wife had requested a return of Rs 45,480 for the financial year 2007-08. After a long delay, the complaint went to the I-T office in 2011 and presented a formal request for a refund. However, nothing occurred.

Later, in 2012, he visited Meena and presented him with a letter requesting the reimbursement. Meena requested 5% of the reimbursement money, but a settlement was eventually struck for Rs 2,000. The complainant handed him Rs.500 and promised to pay the remainder in a few days.

He subsequently reported the bribe demand to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). The ACP set a trap for Meena, and she was caught red-handed receiving the bribe.

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