Former IFS officer gets bail in disproportionate assets case

  • | Monday | 9th July, 2018

Besides, the deputy commissioner never gave Singh or Parma Nand permission to purchase land in the state. It was alleged that Singh, who does not belong to Himachal, fraudulently purchased property in the hill state in the name of another person in 1997. Incriminating documents were allegedly found in the house of Chander Shekhar Singh.The Vigilance Bureau informed the court that Chander Shekhar Singh is not a Himachal resident, despite which, he purchased property in the hill state in the name of Parma Nand in 1997. SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh high court has granted pre-arrest bail to former managing director of HP State Forest Development Corporation Limited, Shimla, Chander Shekhar Singh, subject to furnishing of fresh bail bonds of Rs 2 lakh with a local surety in the like amount.The Vigilance Bureau booked him for collecting assets disproportionate to his known sources of income from illegitimate sources. The complainant alleged that Singh has collected assets disproportionate to known sources of income from illegitimate sources and through criminal conspiracy with one Parma Nand of Tihri village in Mandi district After procuring search warrants from the court of the special judge, Kullu, the investigating agency searched the houses of Chander Shekhar Singh and Parma Nand.

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh high court has granted pre-arrest bail to former managing director of HP State Forest Development Corporation Limited, Shimla, Chander Shekhar Singh, subject to furnishing of fresh bail bonds of Rs 2 lakh with a local surety in the like amount.The Vigilance Bureau booked him for collecting assets disproportionate to his known sources of income from illegitimate sources. It was alleged that Singh, who does not belong to Himachal, fraudulently purchased property in the hill state in the name of another person in 1997. A villa was constructed on the land in 2014.While granting bail to Singh, a retired Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer, Justice Sandeep Sharma said he shall make himself available for interrogation if so required and regularly attend trial court on every date of hearing. If prevented to do so by any reason, the court said he would seek exemption by filing appropriate application.The court also said he shall not tamper with prosecution evidence or hamper investigation of the case in any manner whatsoever. He was told not to leave the territory of India without prior permission of the court and to surrender passports, if any, held by him.Chander Shekhar Singh approached the high court apprehending arrest in a case registered on June 25 under Sections 13 (1) (e) and Section 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 120B of the IPC, registered at Vigilance Bureau police station, Kullu. He filed a petition praying for pre-arrest bail under Section 438 of the CrPC.The special investigation unit of the Vigilance Bureau registered a complaint against Singh, who was managing director, HP State Forest Development Corporation Limited, Shimla, on July 29 last year. The complainant alleged that Singh has collected assets disproportionate to known sources of income from illegitimate sources and through criminal conspiracy with one Parma Nand of Tihri village in Mandi district After procuring search warrants from the court of the special judge, Kullu, the investigating agency searched the houses of Chander Shekhar Singh and Parma Nand. Incriminating documents were allegedly found in the house of Chander Shekhar Singh.The Vigilance Bureau informed the court that Chander Shekhar Singh is not a Himachal resident, despite which, he purchased property in the hill state in the name of Parma Nand in 1997. A villa was also constructed in 2014.During investigation, Parma Nand denied the purchase, if any, of the land in question, in his name and claimed that his signatures have not been used on documents used by Chander Shekhar Singh for obtaining permission, if any, under Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act. He also said he never authorised him to purchase property in his name.During investigation, the Vigilance Bureau found that no application was moved to the deputy commissioner under Section 118 of the Tenancy and Land Reforms Act seeking permission to purchase land in the state. Besides, the deputy commissioner never gave Singh or Parma Nand permission to purchase land in the state.

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