CGST Superintendent &Wife Sentenced to Jail for Disproportionate Assets
(Judicial Quest News Network)
The City Civil & Sessions Court in Mumbai has sentenced two individuals, includingPrasidh Narayan Dubey, the former Superintendent of CGST, Mumbai, and his wife, Smt. Vimla Dubey, to imprisonment for 2- years and a cumulative fine of Rs. 2 lakh in a high-profile disproportionate assets case. Shri Prasidh Narayan Dubey has been sentenced to four years in prison with a fine of Rs. 1 lakh, while his wife, Smt. Vimla Dubey, received a two-year imprisonment sentence accompanied by a Rs. 1 lakh fine.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered the case on February 20, 2018, based on source information, revealing that Shri Prasidh Narayan Dubey possessed assets amounting to Rs. 90,90,908, which were disproportionate to his known income by 77.18%. The investigation covered the period from June 17, 1994, to February 23, 2018.
After thorough investigation, the CBI filed a charge-sheet on December 23, 2020. Subsequently, charges were framed on June 16, 2022, and the prosecution examined 100 witnesses to substantiate the allegations. The court, upon concluding the trial, found both accused guilty and delivered the sentences accordingly.
