Special CBI Court Convicts Ex-JD(U) RS MP Anil Kumar Sahniin LTC Scam Case
(Judicial Quest News Network)
The Special Court, CBI Cases, Delhi on Monday convicted former JD (U)Anil Kumar Sahani, then Member of Parliament(Rajya Sabha); Arvind Tiwari @ Arvind Kumar, then Personal Assistant of said MP and N.S.Nair, Office Supdt.(Traffic) of Air India in a CBI case.The case was booked in December 2013.
The MP is entitled to 34 single air journeys per year, to be availed alone or with spouse or any member of companians or relatives.
It is alleged that Sahni, now a RJD MLA, from Kurhani Assembly constituency in Bihar forged e-tickets and fake boarding passes to defraud Rajya Sabha of Rs 23.71 lakhs as travel and dearness allowance reimbursement without undertaking any journey.
Sahni had realized that his quota of travel was not complete so he entered in a criminal conspiracy with others.
The court said the argument “legally not tenable” as evidence has duly established two repeated attempts on the part of Sahni of fraudulently and dishonestly claim the amounts by way of reimbursement of travel expenses from his office on the basis of fake and forged documents and the same cannot be held to be mere preparations.
Special Judge for CBI Court M K Nagpal said the attempts “stood completed the very moment when the TA claims based on fake documents were submitted “in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. Non-payments of the amount subsequently iis not material as Sahni has been charged only for an attempt to commit the offence of cheating, he said.
CBI had registered the instant case on 31.10.2013 against Anil Kumar Sahani, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and others. It was alleged that during the year 2012, Anil Kumar Sahani entered into a conspiracy with M/s Air Cruise Travels Pvt Ltd., New Delhi & others with the object to cheat the Government of India by claiming undue reimbursement of Rs.9,49,270/- incurred upon purported air journey along with other companions.
During Investigation, it was found that Anil Kumar Sahani conspired with other accused and attempted fraudulent withdrawal of TA/DA by using forged tickets & boarding passes as genuine without performing actual journey.
After investigation, Charge Sheet was filed on 23.10.2015 against Anil Kumar Sahani & others under relevant sections of IPC and PC Act.
The matter is posted on 31.08.2022 for argument on quantum of sentence.
