Former Patwari Ghulam Qadir Bhat Convicted by Anti-Corruption Court Srinagar; Awarded One-Year Imprisonment and ₹10,000 Fine.

Jammu, April 13, 2026: Hon’ble Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Court Srinagar, Shri Tasleem Arif, today pronounced the judgment in case FIR No. 20/2007 of P/S VOK (now ACB). In the said case, the accused, Ghulam Qadir Bhat (then Patwari Halqa Khushipora Zainkot), son of Mohammad Ismail Bhat, resident of Narparistan Fateh Kadal, Srinagar, has been sentenced to one year of imprisonment along with a fine of ₹10,000.

The case, FIR No. 20/2007 under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2006 read with Section 161 RPC, was registered on 01-04-2007 at Police Station VOK (now ACB), Srinagar, on allegations that the said public servant had demanded and accepted a bribe of ₹3,000 for implementing a mutation in favour of the complainant.

During the course of the investigation conducted by Police Station VOK (now ACB), Srinagar, the charges against the accused public servant, namely Ghulam Qadir Bhat, were proved beyond doubt through oral and documentary evidence on record. The charge sheet was presented by PS VOK on 29-02-2008 before the Hon’ble Anti-Corruption Court, Srinagar, for judicial determination.

The accused has been sentenced under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act to one year of imprisonment along with a fine of ₹10,000.
On behalf of ACB Srinagar, the case was argued by Senior Prosecuting Officer Wajahat Jameel.

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