UP Jal Nigam Recruitment Scam | Allahabad HC Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against SP Leader Azam Khan's Co-Accused
Live LawThe Allahabad High Court last week quashed criminal proceedings against an accused in the 2016 Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam recruitment scam case. As per the case of the prosecution, the investigation in the alleged Recruitment scam was handed over to the Special Investigation Team on a complaint filed regarding alleged irregularities in the appointments to 1,300 vacant posts in the Jal Nigam in the year 2016. "There is no further evidence as to any other acts assigned to or done by the present accused-applicant, "Bhavesh Jain" except the development of software and handing over them to the other responsible employees of Aptech company…Even prima facie evidence also is not on record against the present accused-applicant with regard to his access in any capacity to the website for making relevant entries or deleting the primary datas filled by other responsible employees in the prescribed fields of the website developed by him," the Court noted. Further, the Court quashed all the orders passed in furtherance whereof and the entire subsequent proceedings in Sessions Case under Sections 201, 204, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B I.P.C.