Retired govt employee arrested for Rs 100 bribe
A retired railway booking clerk, now 75 years old, has been arrested for demanding a bribe of Rs 100 in 1995. The Jharkhand High Court has confirmed his conviction for corruption, reducing his jail term due to his age and the long delay in the case. The incident occurred at Hatia railway station when the clerk allegedly asked for Rs 100 extra to transport a motorcycle by train.
When the customer refused to pay, the clerk went to the CBI instead. The court rejected the clerk's defense, which claimed that independent witnesses gave conflicting accounts, a cancelled train ticket was never seized, and the complainant was not the motorcycle's registered owner. The court noted that any amount collected beyond the legal fee is considered a bribe.
The clerk will serve a total of one year in jail, with the fine he already paid remaining unaffected.
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