A special CBI court in Chandigarh on Saturday acquitted former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Justice (Retd) Nirmal Yadav in the 2008 cash-at-judge’s door case.
Court of Special CBI Judge Alka Malik had heard the final arguments in the case on Thursday and posted the pronouncement of verdict for March 29.
[BREAKING] Cash at judge's door: Chandigarh court acquits Justice Nirmal Yadav in 2008 corruption case
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On August 13, 2008, a packet containing Rs 15 lakh was wrongly delivered at the residence of Justice Nirmaljit Kaur, another sitting high court judge. It was alleged that the cash was meant for Justice Nirmal Yadav as a bribe to influence a property deal.
An FIR was filed on August 16, 2008, but the UT administration transferred the case to the CBI on August 28, 2008.
In November 2010, the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted permission to prosecute Justice Yadav, which was approved by the President in the following year. The CBI filed a chargesheet soon after the President’s approval.
There were a total five accused in the case, one of whom died during the trial.
"I have not committed any crime, and there is nothing incriminating found during the entire trial against me," Justice Yadav had said in her final arguments.
The verdict comes amid a raging controversy over the recovery of a huge stack of cash at the residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashant Varma.
The Supreme Court has transferred Justice Varma to his parent Allahabad High Court and constituted a three-member committee to probe the allegations against him.
The apex court has directed the Allahabad High Court not to assign any judicial work for now to Justice Varma.
