PART I EXTRAORDINARY

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

PUBLIC SERVICES – Judicial Department – Allegation of corruption against

Sri Chowdari Vinay, S/o late Venkateswara Rao, Field Assistant/Amin, Office of

Central Nazarath, Hon’ble court of Principal District Judge, Visakhapatnam –

Trapped on 19.10.2019 - Sanction for Prosecution under the Prevention of

Corruption Act 1988 – Accorded – Orders – Issued.

HOME (COURTS-B) DEPARTMENT

G.O. Ms.No.46

Dated: 24.02.2023

ORDER

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1. WHEREAS, Sri Chowdari Vinay, S/o late Venkateswara Rao, Field

Assistant/Amin, Office of Central Nazarath, Hon’ble court of Principal District Judge,

Visakhapatnam from 04.06.2018 to 19.10.2019 and by virtue of the post held by him,

he falls under the category of public servant as defined under section 2 (c) of the

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018.

Registered No. HSE-49/2016

No.302

AMARAVATI, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2023

G.3658

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

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2. AND WHEREAS, on 18.10.2019 at 12:00 hrs Smt. Teegala Venkata Ramani,

W/o T.V.V.N.Gupta, Proprietor M/s SVR Packings, D.No.26-1-74, opposite to Poorna

Market main gate, Visakhapatnam city have submitted a written complaint against

Sri Chowdari Vinay, S/o late Venkateswara Rao, Field Assistant/Amin, Office of

Central Nazarath, Hon’ble court of Principal District Judge, Visakhapatnam to the

DSP ACB Visakhapatnam Range stating that she is resident of D.No. 26-1-74,

Poorna Market, Visakhapatnam. Her husband Sri Teegala Venkata Varaha

Narasimha Gupta earlier did kirana whole sale business in the shop situated in the

ground floor portion of their house. About 8 years back, her husband took hand loan

of Rs.2.75 lakhs from a fruit seller Sri Adapa Satyanarayana of Poorna Market in

their names. At that time she did not put her signature. Her husband forged her

signature as surety without her knowledge. Later, her husband developed illegal

intimacy with another lady. Since then, he started physical and mental harassment

to her. As such, in the year 2013, she lodged a report against her husband in II

Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam city. The SHO II Town P.S registered a case

U/s 498-A IPC against her husband, arrested and sent him to jail. Since then, he

neglected her & children and even he did not come to their house. About 4 years

back, she received a notice from Hon’ble VI Addl. Sr. Civil Judge court,

Visakhapatnam that she has to repay the loan amount Rs. 2,75,000/- including

interest which was taken from Sri Adapa Satyanarayana. Then, she approached a

lawyer and informed the matter. The lawyer advised her not to worry about the issue

as she neither took loan amount directly from Sri A. Satyanarayana nor put her

signature on the loan papers in his presence and the Hon’ble court will finalize the

matter. At that time, she started business under the name and style as “SVR

Packings” in the ground floor portion of their house near Poorna Market since 2016

and looking after her children. About 3 years prior to the complaint, the Learned VI

Addl. Senior civil Judge, Visakhapatnam issued orders to recover Redgram, oil tins,

Coco-cola Fridge etc items from their shop. Then, she informed the persons who

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brought the order that no such items are available in their shop. Accordingly, they

verified the shop and confirmed that no such items are available in the shop and

returned. On 15.10.2019 morning at about 11.00 AM, two Amins viz., Sri Ch.Vinay

&Vijay Mohan of the Hon’ble VI Addl. Sr. Civil Judge court came to their shop to

recover the items such as Fridge, paper plates, plastic glasses etc., from the shop.

On her objection for the recovery of items, then they left the shop. At that time, one

of the Court Amin Sri Ch. Vinay took her phone number and informed her that he

would contact her later. On the same day, the Court Amin Sri Ch. Vinay contacted

her from his mobile No. 9494465763 to her mobile Number 8523080231 and he

demanded an amount of Rs.5,000/- to cause delay in serving of court notice to her

for 10 days or else he would recover the items mentioned in the notice worth of

Rs.2.75 lakhs from her shop. Then, she expressed her inability to give such amount

as bribe and she will inform him after discussing the matter with her family members.

Later on 17.10.2019 in between 12.00 noon to 1.00 pm, while she was in her house

which is situated in the upstairs of the shop, her elder son Sri Dheeraj telephoned

that, two court Amins Sri Ch. Vinay & Vijay along with Sri Adapa Satyanarayana

came to the shop and they are throwing out the items from the shop as she did not

give the bribe amount. Immediately, she telephoned the Court Amin Sri Ch. Vinay

from her mobile phone and informed him that, their lawyer asked to note objection of

the notice of recovery of items from the shop as she did not take any loan from Sri A.

Satyanarayana. The Court Amin Sri Ch. Vinay refused to write objections and

demanded to pay the bribe of Rs.5,000/- to cause delay in serving the court notice

for 10 days. As there is no alternative, unwillingly, she agreed to pay the demanded

bribe of Rs.5,000/- to him and came down from the first floor of the house. Then, the

said Amin Sri Ch. Vinay asked her to take photo of the list of items to be recovered

from the shop. She took photo of the notice through her mobile. Later, the Amins

kept the items into the shop. Sri Ch. Vinay asked her to come to the court. After

some time, when she telephoned him through her mobile he asked her to come to

Dabha Gardens. After some time, he telephoned from his mobile and asked her to

come to CMR shopping mall area. At about 4 P.M., she went to the CMR shopping

mall area and met him. At that time also, Sri Vinay further demanded to pay an

amount of Rs.5,000/- as bribe for causing delay in serving of the notice for 10 days.

She informed him that, she has no such money. He reiterated his earlier demand

and left the place. Later, he again contacted her over his mobile and asked to pay

the demanded bribe and caused inconvenience to her. As there is no alternative, she

agreed to pay the demanded bribe of Rs.5,000/-. She recorded the conversation that

took place between her and the court Amin Sri Vinay in a Xtreme SM 4 GB memory

card through her mobile phone on 15.07.2019 and 17.10.2019. As she is not willing

to pay the demanded bribe of Rs.5,000/- to Sri Ch. Vinay, Amin of Hon’ble VI Addl.

Sr. Civil Judge Court, Visakhapatnam, she presented a written report to DSP, ACB,

Visakhapatnam on 18.10.2019 at 12.00hrs for taking necessary action against court

Amin Sri Vinay. She submitted Xtreme SM 4 GB memory card and Xerox copy of the

list of provided by Sri Vinay, Amin to DSP along with her written report.

3. AND WHEREAS, after due verification of genuineness of report and antecedents

of Sri Chowdari Vinay, S/o late Venkateswara Rao, Field Assistant/Amin, Office of

Central Nazarath, Hon’ble court of Principal District Judge, Visakhapatnam, the DSP,

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ACB, Visakhapatnam Range registered the report as a case in Cr.No.14/RCT-

ACB/VSP/2019 U/s 7(a) of PC (Amendment) Act, 2018 of ACB, Visakhapatnam

Range, Visakhapatnam at 08:00 hours on 19.10.2019 and took up investigation.

4. AND WHEREAS, on 19.10.2019 at about 13:35 hrs, Sri Chowdari Vinay, S/o late

Venkateswara Rao, Field Assistant/Amin, Office of Central Nazarath, Hon’ble court

of Principal District Judge, Visakhapatnam when he further demanded and accepted

the bribe amount of Rs.5,000/- from Smt. Teegala Venkata Ramani, and he caught

red-handed in the shop of Smt. Teegala Venkata Ramani situated at M/s SVR

Packings, D.No.26-1-74, opposite to Poorna Market main gate, Visakhapatnam City.

Sri Chowdari Vinay received the said bribe amount with his right hand and kept the

same in his right side hip pocket of his blue jeans trouser. The bribe amount of

Rs.5,000/- was recovered from the right side hip pocket of blue jeans trouser of Sri

Chowdari Vinay and compared with the serial numbers mentioned in the Pre-trap

proceedings and found tallied. Right hand fingers and inner linings of blue coloured

jeans right hip pocket of Sri Chowdari Vinay, which came into contact with tainted

currency yielded positive results when subjected to chemical test. The tainted

amount of Rs. 5,000/-, connected records and material objects pertaining to this

case were seized by the DSP, ACB, Visakhapatnam in the presence of mediators

under the cover of Mediators Report-II dated. 19.10.2019. Sri Chowdari Vinay, S/o

late Venkateswara Rao, Field Assistant/Amin, Office of Central Nazarath, Hon’ble

court of Principal District Judge, Visakhapatnam was arrested on 19.10.2019 at

20.00 hours in the shop of Smt. Teegala Venkata Ramani situated at M/s SVR

Packings, D.No.26-1-74, opposite to Poorna Market main gate, Visakhapatnam city

and he was produced before the Hon’ble Court on 20.10.2019 and the Hon’ble Court

remanded him to judicial custody and later he was enlarged on bail.

5. AND WHEREAS, the aforesaid acts of Sri Chowdari Vinay, S/o late Venkateswara

Rao, Field Assistant/Amin, Office of Central Nazarath, Hon’ble court of Principal

District Judge, Visakhapatnam, constitute offence under section 7 (a) of Prevention

of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018.

6. AND WHEREAS, the Government of Andhra Pradesh, being the competent

authority to remove Sri Chowdari Vinay, S/o late Venkateswara Rao, Field

Assistant/Amin, Office of Central Nazarath, Hon’ble court of Principal District Judge,

Visakhapatnam from his service after fully and carefully examining the material viz.,

copy of FIR, copies of statements of witnesses, copies of documents and other

material placed before me in regard to the said allegation and circumstances of the

case considered that Sri Chowdari Vinay, S/o late Venkateswara Rao, Field

Assistant/Amin, Office of Central Nazarath, Hon’ble court of Principal District Judge,

Visakhapatnam, should be prosecuted in a court of law for the aforesaid offences.

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7. NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (b) of Sub-

Section (1) of Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, the Government

of Andhra Pradesh hereby accords sanction for the prosecution of Sri Chowdari

Vinay, S/o late Venkateswara Rao, Field Assistant/Amin, Office of Central Nazarath,

Hon’ble court of Principal District Judge, Visakhapatnam, for the aforesaid offences

punishable under sections 7 (a) of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act,

2018 and for any other cognizable offences punishable under any provisions of law

for the time being in force in respect of the aforesaid act and for taking cognizance of

the said offences by the court of competent jurisdiction.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

(G SATYA PRABHAKAR RAO )

SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

LEGAL & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AND JUSTICE