Bhubaneswar: A retired revenue inspector of Raisuan circle under Sadar tehsil of Keonjhar district was convicted and sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment by a special vigilance court in Keonjhar in a bribery case. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 on Banchhanidhi Satpathy and in default of payment of fine, he will have to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for two months for the offense under section 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d). PC Act, 1988. Also Read – Code of Conduct implemented, smuggling of brown sugar worth lakhs, police caught 2 women Advertisement 00:00 Previous PlayNext 00:00 / 03:09 Mute Settings Fullscreen Copy video url Play / Pause Mute / Unmute Language Share ADVERTISEMENT The court He was sentenced to three years’ rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs 2,000. In default of payment of fine, he was directed to undergo additional punishment of two months for the offense under Section 7 PC Act, 1988. Both the sentences will run concurrently. Satpathy was arrested in 2017 for accepting bribe from a man for demarcation of his land. A charge sheet was filed against him under Section 13(2) r/w 13(1)(D)/7/12 PC Act, 1988 of the Vigilance Department. Convict Banchanidhi Satpathy was sent to jail custody today to serve his sentence. Granted. Odisha Vigilance will now approach the competent authority to stop his pension after his conviction.
