CBI Arrests Jaipur Income Tax Appellate Tribunal's Judicial Member For Indulging In 'Corrupt Practices'

The CBI has arrested a lawyer as well as a judicial member of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Jaipur for allegedly indulging in corrupt practices. 

As per the agency's post on X, the agency has busted a "criminal network" stated to involve an advocate as well as a judicial member of ITAT, Jaipur, an assistant registrar of the tribunal, and other unknown public servants and private persons for "indulging in corrupt practices" in connection with "settling appeals in ITAT bench, Jaipur" in favour of a party in "lieu of bribe". 

The post states:

"In a significant development based on source information, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted a criminal network involving an Advocate, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Jaipur, one Judicial Member, ITAT, Jaipur, an Assistant Registrar, ITAT, Jaipur and other unknown public servants & private persons for indulging in corrupt activities for settling appeals pending in ITAT bench, Jaipur in favour of concerned appellants in lieu of bribe.

The CBI registered the instant case on 25.11.2025 against the accused Advocate ITAT and others including Member and Assistant Registrar, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Jaipur.

During the operation, Advocate, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Jaipur, was arrested on 25.11.2025 with bribe amount of Rs. 5.5. lakhs paid by the appellant through hawala network. Subsequently, Judicial Member, ITAT, Jaipur, was arrested on 26.11.2025 along with the recovery of Rs. 30 lakhs from her official car and the appellant was also arrested on 26.11.2025.

Further, a number of places were raided by multiple CBI teams at Jaipur, Kota and other places and seized cash amounting to more than Rs.1 Crore, transaction details, property documents and other incriminating documents indicating an organized syndicate.

The search operation and follow up action is still in progress".