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1 of 9 Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:120945 CRM-M-33298-2024 Kashmir Singh District Fishery Officer, Sonipat was made in the meeting of Departmental Promotion Committee held in the month of January, 2024 and the file was sent for approval to the Hon'ble Chief Minister, Haryana but prior to the approval on the file regarding promotion of Sh. Kashmir Singh District Fishery Officer, Sonipat, the charge sheet against me has been dropped by the Hon'ble Minister, Department of Fishery, Haryana, due to which the promotion of above said Sh. Kashmir Singh District Fishery Officer, Sonipat has to be stopped by the department. In fact, the government has appointed inquiry officer and the departmental inquiry against me was conducted, in which the inquiry officer had declared me innocent and thereafter the department had sent file to the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Fishery, Haryana to drop the charge sheet against me, who accepted the inquiry report and sent the file to Hon'ble Minister, Department of Fishery, Haryana for approval and the Hon'ble Minister has given approval for the same and the file was marked down to the Additional Chief Secretary for issuance of order in this regard, where Smt. Meenakshi Dahiya, Senior HCS, Joint Secretary has firstly called me in her office at Panchkula on 17.04.2024 through Joginder Singh her senior Scale Stenographer for issuance of order and demanded the amount of Rs. 1.00 lac as bribe from me and thereafter on very same day when I came back at Panchkula then Joginder Singh has told me by making WhatsApp call on my mobile and sending mobile number of the Madam that I have talked to Madam, you make her WhatsApp call on her mobile, your work will be done, madam got agreed for it. Thereafter I made WhatsApp call from my mobile No. 9478719183 to mobile No. 7496969999 of Madam, who told me that I had talked to Joginder, your order will be issued today and I had received my order on that day. Due to which on 19.04.2024 at around 02.55 PM, I went to the office of Madam to say her thanks and Madam told me that you have talked to Joginder about the amount of Rs. 1.00 lac and Joginder has also informed me that you were absent during last 16 months due to illness, due to which, your salary has not been released so far and you are facing difficulties in arranging the amount. Therefore, I am telling you that after making arrangements of money, you make me WhatsApp call and give money to me. I have been harassed by the Department by issuance of charge sheet against me under false conspiracy in the department so that my junior Sh. Kashmir Singh, District Fishery Officer, Sonipat could be promoted to the post of Deputy Director, Department of Fishery, Haryana in illegal manner. Therefore, I made the arrangements of recording device and have recorded the entire conversation held regarding demand of bribe in this 2 of 9 Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:120945 CRM-M-33298-2024 matter and later on I will present the same before you. Apart from it on 19.05.2024 at around 12.13 noon I received WhatsApp call of Madam and she told me that we will meet in next 1-2 days, you arrange the amount, I will inform you that when and where we will meet. Thereafter on 22.05.2024, the retirement party of Sh. Shrikant Walagd, ACS of our Department was held in Pallavi Hotel, Sector -5, Panchkula. I and Madam have also joined the said party and after finishing of party, Madam called me in the parking and told me that someone has made complaint to the Vigilance and given the name of you and me to the Vigilance, therefore you hold the said payment and therefore now I am giving you the name and mobile number of a person written on the slip, you give the amount of Rs. 1.00 lac to said person by calling him but prior to calling him, you inform me about it by making WhatsApp call that send said person to me and thereafter I will ask to said person that he will come, where you will call him. Thereafter Madam has given the name and mobile number written on a slip and as per slip the name of said person is Satender and his mobile number is 7500849601. I don't want to give bribe to madam in lieu of my government work done by her and I want to get the said corrupt officer caught red handed. Therefore, after arresting the said corrupt officer through Satender Singh above said, strict legal action be taken. (Encl. slip given by the Madam).

4. That the demand of bribe money of Rs. 1,00,000/- was made by the accused petitioner through her accused stenographer on 16-04-2024 in a face to face conversation which was recorded by the complainant and the same has been converted in to transcription copy of which is annexed as Annexure R-2.

5. That on 22.05.2024, during the pre-retirement party of Sh. Shrikant Walgad, IAS, ACS, Fisheries Department, organized at Pallavi Hotel, Sector 5. Panchkula, the petitioner Smt. Meenakshi Dahiya handed over handwritten paper slip to the complainant officer bearing the name and mobile number 7500848901 of her cook/accused Satender Singh for receiving the bribe money of Rs. 1,00,000/- copy of which is annexed as Annexure R-3.

6. That on 29.05.2024 said cook was instructed by the petitioner to call the complainant officer through a WhatsApp call for handing over to him the settled bribe money near Color Saloon, Sector 5, MDC Panchkula and this call was recorded by the complainant and the same is converted into transcription copy of which is annexed as Annexure R-4. On the instructions of the petitioner this accused cook reached on the spot for receiving the bribery where he was arrested red handed from the spot and the bribe money of Rs. 1,00,000/- and a Honda Aviator Scooty CH01AG- 4843 used in the crime was recovered from him.

8. There is primafacie evidence connecting the petitioner with the recovery of Rs. 1,00,000/- of bribe money from the petitioner's cook, Satinder, who was arrested red- handed on 29th May 2024. The police recovered the bribe money from him. The calls and transcripts indicate the petitioner's involvement, which is corroborated by the complainant's complaint.

9. Ld. Additional Sessions Judge, while dismissing the petitioner's anticipatory bail, has also considered all aspects of the matter and reasoned that the petitioner's custodial interrogation is required to recover the mobile phones used in the crime.