CBI Arrests Tis Hazari Court Reader in Bail Bribery Trap

Overview

• Sanjeev Sadana, a Reader to the Additional Sessions Judge at Delhi’s Tis Hazari Courts, was caught Thursday taking Rs 20,000 as the first part of an alleged Rs 30,000 bribe to sway a bail plea.
• The CBI set a trap after a lawyer’s complaint and has registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act while examining whether anyone else was involved.
• A court reader handles case files and works with a judge’s office, so bribery in a bail matter threatens fair process for defendants and their lawyers.
• The agency cited a pattern of action after it arrested a Delhi Police Anti-Narcotics Cell head constable on Wednesday for allegedly taking Rs 2 lakh to avoid falsely implicating a woman.
• Investigators are reviewing documents and how the bail request was routed to trace any use of informal channels outside normal court procedure.