By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad, July 17: Justice B. Chandra Kumar of the AP High Court has expressed concern over the growing nexus among corrupt officials, politicians and big business houses.
The judge, while delivering his verdict in a criminal appeal, observed: “The connection among corrupt officials, politicians and big business houses appears to be increasing and the common man is gradually coming to be under the impression that such people can do anything as they wish.”
The judge said, “Since false implication of the accused cannot be completely ruled out in the present day scenario, the burden and the duty of the judge presiding at a criminal court would be much more.”
The judge cautioned the judicial officers saying, “The judicial officers should not be under the impression that whatever stated by the police or the accused is true. If that is the case, then there is no need of courts and criminal trials, and all the accused may be straightaway sent to jail from police stations.”
While cautioning the judicial fraternity, the judge further said in his order, “Judges must realise the role assigned to them and they must apply their logical mind, reasoning power and judicious approach and consider the facts and circumstances of each case on the basis of settled legal principles and decide the case. They must have an inner satisfaction that their judgement is correct.”
The judge allowed an appeal filed by Mr V. Suresh, mandal deputy surveyor of Rapthadu mandal in Ananthpur district, challenging the orders of the lower court. The appellant was convicted and sentenced to undergo one-year rigorous imprisonment in graft case. The judge set aside the conviction awarded by the lower court. He observed that since there was no conclusive evidence to show what was received by the accused is illegal gratification, it appears that it was not safe to convict the accused even for the offence punishable under Section 7 of the Act.
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