<p>The Dharwad bench of Karnataka High Court has sentenced a tahsildar to five years jail for taking a bribe for khata transfer. The court has also awarded three years jail to a Revenue department employee for aiding and abetting the crime.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In 2010, Shyamanna Madar of Hanumasagar in Kushtagi taluk in Raichur had filed an application before the then tahsildar of Kushtagi Maranna for the transfer of the khata of a property.<br /><br />The tahsildar had demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 for the same and had told the applicant to give the bribe amount to his assistant Veeresh Mangalore.<br /><br />The applicant had lodged a Lokayukta complaint in this regard. The Lokayukta police had laid a trap and caught the assistant red-handed while accepting the bribe money.<br /><br />The Lokayukta police had filed a charge sheet in the case in Koppal court. The court, however, discharged the accused for want of evidence. The Lokayukta police had filed a criminal appeal at Dharwad bench of High Court challenging the order of the lower court.<br /><br />Justice S Satyanarayana, who heard the appeal, found tahsildar Maranna guilty under Sections 7 and 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced the official to five years jail and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000.<br /><br />The court also found assistant Veeresh guilty under Section 8 of PCA and awarded him three-year jail term and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000. Mallikarjuna Swamy Hiremath had represented Lokayukta police in the case.</p>
<p>The Dharwad bench of Karnataka High Court has sentenced a tahsildar to five years jail for taking a bribe for khata transfer. The court has also awarded three years jail to a Revenue department employee for aiding and abetting the crime.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In 2010, Shyamanna Madar of Hanumasagar in Kushtagi taluk in Raichur had filed an application before the then tahsildar of Kushtagi Maranna for the transfer of the khata of a property.<br /><br />The tahsildar had demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 for the same and had told the applicant to give the bribe amount to his assistant Veeresh Mangalore.<br /><br />The applicant had lodged a Lokayukta complaint in this regard. The Lokayukta police had laid a trap and caught the assistant red-handed while accepting the bribe money.<br /><br />The Lokayukta police had filed a charge sheet in the case in Koppal court. The court, however, discharged the accused for want of evidence. The Lokayukta police had filed a criminal appeal at Dharwad bench of High Court challenging the order of the lower court.<br /><br />Justice S Satyanarayana, who heard the appeal, found tahsildar Maranna guilty under Sections 7 and 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced the official to five years jail and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000.<br /><br />The court also found assistant Veeresh guilty under Section 8 of PCA and awarded him three-year jail term and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000. Mallikarjuna Swamy Hiremath had represented Lokayukta police in the case.</p>