HC Recommends Haryana to Grant Sanction to Prosecute Judicial Officer

Parmar was holding charge of special CBI and PMLA courts in Panchkula when he was booked by anti-corruption bureau on April 17, 2023

- Hitender Rao

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has recommended that under suspension Haryana judicial officer, Sudhir Parmar be tried by a court for alleged corruption and criminal misconduct.

Parmar, an additional district and sessions-rank judge, was holding charge of special CBI and PMLA courts in Panchkula when he was booked by the Haryana anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on April 17, 2023.

The high court, after examining the challan or the charge-sheet prepared by the ACB, has made its recommendation to the state government.

The first information report (FIR) was registered against the judicial officer, his nephew, Ajay Parmar and Roop Bansal, who is the director of real estate company M3M India Pvt Ltd by the ACB under sections 7, 8, 11 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code for offences relating to public servant being bribed, a public servant taking undue advantage without consideration from person concerned in proceedings or business transacted by such public servant, criminal misconduct by a public servant and criminal conspiracy.

The ACB investigated the matter for about 18 months before deciding to seek sanction of the Haryana government to prosecute Parmar. The challan was then sent to the high court by the investigating agency for its recommendation on the matter.