VADODARA: A senior civil judge suspended on the instructions of Gujarat high court in a case pending against him has now been named in an FIR at Bodeli police station in Chhota Udepur district for trespassing and theft .
The Sept 30 complaint against A R Pathak, an additional chief judicial magistrate who was posted at Bodeli court as principal senior civil judge, and two others is based on an inquiry into allegations that he entered a sealed room on the court premises and took home a sheaves of documents.
Chhota Udepur district registrar Jaydeep Shah said in the complaint that he visited Bodeli court on Sept 17 to hand Pathak the order placing him under suspension over certain allegations against him.
"Pathak left the court at 6.10pm, taking along 11 bundles. The office was then sealed in my presence," Shah said in his complaint.
The FIR states that the keys to the judicial officer's chamber, courtroom, and staff room had been given to peon Gopal Rathwa, who handed these over to the second additional district judge of Bodeli.
On Sept 18, the registrar was informed over phone that the seal on the lock outside the judicial officer's chamber, courtroom, and staff room was broken. Shah informed the principal district judge, who asked him to conduct an inquiry. The registrar said he learnt that Pathak and two others - Gopal Rathwa and home guard Subhash Rathwa - broke the seal for illegal entry.
The registrar cited statements by the court staff and CCTV footage to corroborate the allegation.
The Sept 30 complaint against A R Pathak, an additional chief judicial magistrate who was posted at Bodeli court as principal senior civil judge, and two others is based on an inquiry into allegations that he entered a sealed room on the court premises and took home a sheaves of documents.
Chhota Udepur district registrar Jaydeep Shah said in the complaint that he visited Bodeli court on Sept 17 to hand Pathak the order placing him under suspension over certain allegations against him.
"Pathak left the court at 6.10pm, taking along 11 bundles. The office was then sealed in my presence," Shah said in his complaint.
The FIR states that the keys to the judicial officer's chamber, courtroom, and staff room had been given to peon Gopal Rathwa, who handed these over to the second additional district judge of Bodeli.
On Sept 18, the registrar was informed over phone that the seal on the lock outside the judicial officer's chamber, courtroom, and staff room was broken. Shah informed the principal district judge, who asked him to conduct an inquiry. The registrar said he learnt that Pathak and two others - Gopal Rathwa and home guard Subhash Rathwa - broke the seal for illegal entry.
The registrar cited statements by the court staff and CCTV footage to corroborate the allegation.
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