Fooder scam Judgement given by Sri G. K. Singh Spl. Judge VII CBI ...

41that on fake allotment letters exorbitant amount has been mentioned. Lateron all the D.D.Os. personally used to receive these fake allotment lettersfrom the residence of Dr. S.B. Sinha at Ranchi. In para-11 he further statedthat in fake allotment letters enhanced amount has been mentioned beyondthe budget provisions. DDOs used to withdraw the amount on the basis ofthese fake allotment letters. From the statement of this witness, it is quiteapparent that fake allotment letters were used to issue in the signature ofaccused Braj Bhushan Prasad and he used to sign on these fake allotmentletters in Patliputra Hotel at Patna.In cross-examination at para-20 he stated that he has no knowledgethat from which Register allotment numbers have to be given. Further hehas no knowledge that who was the custodian of the Alltoment Letters.Further he stated that Braj Bhushan Prasad used to sit in the AHDDirectorate in Budget & Accounts Section. He has no knowledge that whatwas his duty and rights.P.W. 83 Devendra Singh is Assistant in Cabinet Secretariate, Patna.He was posted from 1994 to 2002 in AHD Directorate, Patna in theDepartment of Budget and Accounts Sections. During his tenure BrajBhushan Prasad was also posted there as Budget & Accounts Officer. In hisdeposition he has described the full procedure of issuance of Allotmentletters. After described the procedure of issuance of allotment letters fromthe Budget and Accounts sections he proved in para-5 that the following fiveAllotment Letters bearing No. 3969 dated 26.7.95; 3549 dated 13.7.95; 5032dated 6.9.95; 7851 dated 29.12.95 and 7637 dated 21.12.95 were issued inthe signature of Braj Bhushan Prasad Budget and Accounts Officer andAllotment Letter No. 5323 dated 16.9.95 issued by the then Director, AHD,in the signature of Dr. Ram Raj Ram. That Allotment Letter has beenmarked as Ext. 46/2 to 46/7. In para-6 he stated that there was no prescribedformat of Allotment Letter which was issued from the Budget Section. Butin customary format, name of unit and amount of allotment, these twocolumns find place in the Allotment Letters. Later on, on AdditionalAllotment Letters have to be issued, it is divided into for columns (i) Nameof Unit; (ii) present Allotment; (iii) Additional Allotment, and (iv) TotalAllotment. In para-7 of his examination in chief this witness has provedExt. 46/2 to 46/7 and Ext. 24 and stated that out of these exhibits, Ext.-24and Ext.46/2 are fake allotment letters because on both the allotment letters