G. SAMPATH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This Criminal Original Petition is filed by the 4th Accused seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C. No. 9 of 2015 on the file of the Special Court for Prevention of Corruption Act Cases, Chennai.

(2.) The petitioner herein is an IPS Officer formerly attached to 'Q' Branch of CID Tamil Nadu Police. He is arrayed as 4th Accused in C.C.No. 9 of 2015 on the premise that he while discharging his duty as Superintendent of Police 'Q' Branch of CID, Chennai, has abused his official position and indulged in extortion of money through Mahendra Singh Ranka-A-1 and his associates S. Nemichand-A-2 and Hirakumar Jambar-A-3. According to the prosecution, the petitioner herein as Superintendent of Police 'Q' Branch CID, Chennai during the course of his discharging duty, got some information about betting in IPL Season VI. Mahendra Singh Ranka(A-1) who belongs to Jain Community was a friend, informant and financier for A-4. With the said proximity Mahendra Singh Ranka (A-1) had given an impression to some of his community persons who were involved in betting as bookies or punters that he can save them from being prosecuted and detention under Goondas Act if they pay him money. First he has contacted Sri.Gowtham Chand Nimani, who is an accused in the IPL Cricket betting case registered on 16/17.05.2013 at 00.30 hours in CBCID Metro Crime No. 1 of 2013, on a complaint given by one K.R. Senthilkumar, Police Inspector, CBCID in Metro Branch and passed on the information that he is wanted in IPL betting case and if he pay Rs. 5.00 lakhs, he can save him from the arrest. On the next day i.e. on 18.05.2013 Gowtham Chand Nimani, fearing police action and believing the version of Mahendra Singh Ranka, has paid Rs. 5.00 lakhs to Mahendra Singh Ranka through one Manoj.

(3.) With the similar line of threat Mahendra Singh Ranka has extorted Rs. 5.00 lakhs from Mahaveer Chand and Ugamraj Surana @ Pappu. Mahendra Singh Ranka has contacted all these persons through his friend Nemichand who is arrayed as A-2 and Harikumar Jambar who is arrayed as A-3 in this case and collected money through his employee Manoj Sharma @ Manoj. From all these three persons namely Gowtham Chand Nimani, Mahaveer Chand and Ugamraj Surana @ Pappu, Mahendra Singh Ranka has collected Rs. 15.00 lakhs in toto and out of which he has shared Rs. 7.5 lakhs with Nemichand (A-2) and Hirakumar Jambar(A-3).