New Delhi / Jalandhar, May 24, 2013: The special Judge for CBI Cases, Bangalore has convicted A. Vanangamudi, a former Superintendent of Service Tax, Service Tax Commissionerate, Bangalore to undergo two years Simple Imprisonment with fine Rs.20,000 in a bribery case.
This was stated by the spokesperson of the CBI on Friday. He said the investigation revealed that A. Vanangamudi, Superintendent of Service Tax was caught red handed while demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.25,000 from the Complainant for not imposing heavy service tax liability on his firm and closing the case file.
The CBI had filed a charge sheet after completion of investigation against A. Vanangamudi, Superintendent of Service Tax, U/s 7 and Sec. 13(1) (d) r/w 13(2) of PC Act, 1988.
He said that in an another case, the Special Judge for CBI Cases, Bangalore has convicted. D. Shashireka, then Income Tax Inspector, working in the office of Commissioner of Income Tax-I, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore and sentenced her to undergo two years Simple Imprisonment with fine of Rs.20,000 in a bribery case.
In this matter the investigation revealed that D. Shashireka, Income Tax Inspector was caught red handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.10,000 from the Complainant for processing the file for a lower rate of TDS deduction U/s 197 of Income Tax Act.
CBI had filed chargesheet against D. Shashireka, Income Tax Inspector U/s 7 and Section 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of PC Act, 1988.
The Trial Court found both the accused guilty and convicted them.