Chhattisgarh HC Orders Criminal Action Against Complainant In Cash-For-Job Case, Warns Public Against Falling Prey To Touts

On Wednesday, the Chhattisgarh High Court directed the Registrar General of the HC to initiate criminal prosecution against the complainant, who admittedly gave money to an accused to secure a job in the High Court for a wrongful purpose. A bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha also noted that despite several warnings issued by the Registrar General, the general public is becoming an easy target at the hands of the touts to secure jobs in the High Court and District Courts. The court made these observations while denying bail to the accused, who was booked under Sections 420 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The accused allegedly deceived the complainant by promising to secure jobs for him and his friend at the High Court in exchange for a payment of Rs. 5,15,000. However, the complainant later discovered that no such jobs existed, as the accused had falsely promised. The court added that the complainant could not be said to be an innocent person in this case as he had himself parted with the money for getting a job in the High Court, which the court stressed was not justified in any manner in the eyes of the law and thus, he too was liable for criminal prosecution. “…the Registrar General of this Court is directed to take adequate steps against the complainant also, in accordance with law in order to discourage such practice which may tarnish the image of the Pious Institution,” the Court directed. Regarding the applicant's alleged role in the crime, the Court noted that the complainant had deposited the money in the account of the applicant and his sister and this fact prima facie indicated the applicant's involvement in the offence. The Court also noted that an amount of Rs. 3,67,500/- was obtained by the applicant and main accused, Suman Singh, from the complainant for providing a Government job, and an amount of Rs.1.34.500/- was recovered from the accounts of the applicant and main accused Suman Singh. Furthermore, looking at the rising cases of fraud where people are being cheated out of money in the name of the Government job, the court did not find it justifiable to grant bail to the applicant/accused. Thus, the bail plea was rejected. Before parting with the case, the Court observed that such instances are increasing day by day despite repeated public warnings issued by the Chhattisgarh High Court's Registry and urged people not to fall for job scams involving touts promising employment at the High Court and District Courts.Case title - Jay Singh Rajput vs. State of ChhattisgarhCase citation : Click Here To Read/Download Order

Chhattisgarh HC Orders Criminal Action Against Complainant In Cash-For-Job Case, Warns Public Against Falling Prey To Touts

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