CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (INFORMATION SECTION)
CBI Court Ahmedabad awards Three Years Rigorous Imprisonment to Income Tax Officer in a Bribery Case
Dated: 21.08.2026
The CBI Court, Ahmedabad, today, i.e., 21.08.2026, has convicted and sentenced the accused Jarnail B. Singh, Income Tax Officer (OSD), 0/0 the Joint/Additional Commissioner of Income Tax (Audit) Pratyakashkar Bhavan, Ahmedabad, to Rigorous Imprisonment for Three Years with a fine of Rs. 20,000, in a Bribery Case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered the instant case on 22.02.2013 on allegations that the accused Income Tax Officer demanded an illegal gratification of Rs. 10,000 from the complainant for issuing a certificate u/s 11 and 80G of Income Tax Act, for giving exemption to the trust “Shrilekha Vividhlaxi Charitable Trust”.
The CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while accepting an illegal gratification of Rs. 10,000 from the complainant. The accused was arrested on 22.02.2013. The chargesheet in the matter was filed by CBI on 31.10.2013.
The Hon’ble Court, after the trial, convicted and sentenced the accused on 21.08.2026, accordingly.
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