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

57Gupta, Accountant, Sahebganj Treasury; Ashok Kumar Ghosh, Assistant,Sahebganj Treasury and Shailendra Kumar Mishra, Assistant, SahebganjTreasury.In respect of accused Vijay Kumar, Treasury Officer, Sahebganj,according to the prosecution case while functioning during 1992 to 1995cleared payment of 94 Bills involved in this case without conductingscrutiny and raising any objection about the allotment. Though it wasunusually high he passed as many as 25 vouchers involving lakhs of rupeesin a single day, which is 14.3.1992. The Bills were not in order and havingseveral discrepancies. The prosecution proved Bills from Ext. 3 to 3/73;Ext. 3/86 to 3/88; Ext. 3/102; Ext. 3/119 to 3/120; Ext. 3/132 to 3/133; Ext.3/135 to 3/138. All these Bills were not in order. There were severaldiscrepancies were apparent on Bills but without any scrutiny and withoutraising any objection these Bills have been passed under conspiracy.According to Ext. 15/31 the financial power of District Animal HusbandryOfficer was limited up to Rs. 5,000=00 per day but more than this limit Billswere passed by the Treasury officer.P.W. 36 Ramnath Prasad proved the Sanction Order in respect of thisaccused. Sanction Order is Ext. 28.From perusal of aforesaid Bills, it appears that all the Bills have beenpassed by the Treasury Officer no any objection was raised on Bills thoughthe Bills have been prepared for more amount of Rs. 5,000=00 in per day.All the Bills exceeded the financial power of the Drawing and DisbursingOfficer but knowing this fact, no any objection was raised and Bills werepassed. In this manner, the amount was withdrawn illegally from theGovernment Treasury.P.W. 4 Satya Sadhan Choudhury, he was a retired Accountant ofSahebganj Treasury. He has fully described the procedure of Treasuryoffice, which was adopted by the Treasury for passing of a Bill. Theworking system of Treasury has also been described by this witness. Heproved Ext. 16 i.e. a seizure memo. The statement of Accounts and 16Payment Schedule Register dated 1.6.1983 to 23.11.91 were seized inpresence of this witness. He has also proved withdrawal of Pay, T.A., andC.N.C. Register i.e. Ext. 16. The Payment Schedule Register of SahebganjTreasury is Ext. 18. Ext. 18/1 is Payment Schedule Register from June 1991