guidance to the Vigilance Officers for conducting
investigation in departmental trap cases involving Railway
employees and a non-compliance if any of such instructions,
would ... independent witnesses in the departmental
traps, are found inadequate and where the Instructions
relating to such departmental trap cases are not fully adhered
cases viz 'cases
involving arrest of a person on the spot' and all other cases.
In respect of all other cases not falling ... case of CBI that the meaning of the said term
covers cases where there is direct evidence of corruption
such as 'in trap cases
Prevention of Corruption Act , and the
appreciation of evidence relating to trap cases, as can be gathered
from the authoritative pronouncements of the High Courts ... others, and cases involving possession of
disproportionate assets. A majority of the cases coming up before
the Courts are, however, trap cases. Laying of traps
house search conducted in Cr.No.12/RCT-VSP/2010 (trap
case) the AO acquired disproportionate assets to a tune ... Tribunal for Disciplinary Proceedings to conduct
enquiry on the trap case. However, not leaving the matter there, the Director
General, ACB sought for sanction repeatedly
cases viz 'cases
involving arrest of a person on the spot' and all other cases.
In respect of all other cases not falling ... case of CBI that the meaning of the said term
covers cases where there is direct evidence of corruption
such as 'in trap cases
independent witnesses in the departmental traps, are found inadequate and where the instructions relating to such departmental trap cases are not fully adhered ... after the trap.
307.9 A site plan should also be prepared indicating the important features of the trap, namely, where the trap was laid
details of the said
allegations and the trap case set apart in regard to the abovesaid transaction
for demand of illegal gratification by the original ... maintained from the registration till the successof the
Trap. During the registration of Trap Case VC 01/2021 also
secrecy was maintained by submitting
respect of this particular case is
fatal to the case of the prosecution?
3) Whether the accused proves that not submitting ... immediately
after its registration, i.e., prior to the trap is
fatal to the case of the prosecution?
4) Whether Accused proves that in this
upon
investigation".
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5. The normal protocol of investigation in trap
cases commences with recording of a complaint of a
specific allegation against ... after sanction, files the final
report before the Court.
8. In trap cases, the question of surprise raid is
not conceivable and tenable unlike investigation
depute one of their officer or officers to witness a trap case, that Ministry might extend their co-operation in the matter."
The position ... Ministry directed these officers to go and witness a trap case, there would have been scope for an argument that when such an officer went
