Judge delivers roadside verdict to 95-year-old man
Patna: The “justice clock” of Patna district courts ticked towards a rare moment when, at half past eleven in the forenoon, Avinash Kumar, special judge of the CBI court, delivered a verdict in a 15-year-old bank fraud case — not inside a courtroom, but on the road — on Monday.
The extraordinary hearing took place as the accused, Jai Narayan Singh , a frail 95-year-old man, was lying inside a vehicle. At the fag end of his life, he admitted his guilt and pleaded for the court’s amnesty.
The judge held him guilty. However, he disposed of the case after sentencing the convict to a fine of Rs 2,000. The special court took judicial notice of the fact that Jai Narayan had already refunded the entire loan amount — approximately Rs 4 lakh — to Uco Bank, which he had fraudulently obtained 15 years ago for the purchase of a tractor on the basis of forged documents.
The special court did not award any prison sentence to Jai Narayan, considering his advanced age and debilitating condition, as he could barely move his legs.
The case was registered by the CBI in 2011 against fake borrowers and other accused persons, including employees of UCO Bank, who had allegedly swindled public money under the garb of tractor and other agricultural loan schemes of the bank in Jamui district of Bihar.
The matter was heard for nearly 35 minutes on the road leading to Patna civil courts until its disposal. Throughout the hearing, Jai Narayan remained in a lying posture with folded hands, confessing his guilt while pleading for amnesty, said advocate Shailesh Kumar, who witnessed the incident on Monday on the premises of Patna civil courts.
The extraordinary hearing took place as the accused, Jai Narayan Singh , a frail 95-year-old man, was lying inside a vehicle. At the fag end of his life, he admitted his guilt and pleaded for the court’s amnesty.
The judge held him guilty. However, he disposed of the case after sentencing the convict to a fine of Rs 2,000. The special court took judicial notice of the fact that Jai Narayan had already refunded the entire loan amount — approximately Rs 4 lakh — to Uco Bank, which he had fraudulently obtained 15 years ago for the purchase of a tractor on the basis of forged documents.
The special court did not award any prison sentence to Jai Narayan, considering his advanced age and debilitating condition, as he could barely move his legs.
The case was registered by the CBI in 2011 against fake borrowers and other accused persons, including employees of UCO Bank, who had allegedly swindled public money under the garb of tractor and other agricultural loan schemes of the bank in Jamui district of Bihar.
The matter was heard for nearly 35 minutes on the road leading to Patna civil courts until its disposal. Throughout the hearing, Jai Narayan remained in a lying posture with folded hands, confessing his guilt while pleading for amnesty, said advocate Shailesh Kumar, who witnessed the incident on Monday on the premises of Patna civil courts.
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