Telgi, aide get 7 years’ jail term

Friday June 22 2007 12:21 IST

BANGALORE: The special court trying the fake stamp paper cases sentenced Abdul Kareem Telgi and two doctors from Victoria Hospital to seven years of imprisonment on Thursday, for issuing false medical reports for Telgi in 2003.

The Judge Vishwanath Virupaksha Angadi has imposed a total fine of Rs 25 lakh on Telgi and Rs 14 lakh each on the two doctors Dr Gyanendrappa and Dr Chennakeshava.

The three have been convicted and sentenced under Section 7, 12, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Criminal Conspiracy and Section 120(b) of the Indian Penal Code.

Under Section 7, all the three accused have been sentenced to five years of imprisonment and imposed Rs 5 lakh fine to Telgi and Rs 3 lakh fine to each doctor.

Under Section 12, all three have been sentenced to five years of imprisonment and imposed Rs 10 lakh fine to Telgi and Rs 5 lakh fine each to both the doctors.

The court has imposed the maximum imprisonment of seven years on all three accused and the sentences will run concurrently.

On failure of paying the fine, all three will be sentenced to another two years of imprisonment. Telgi had requested the judge to grant him a ‘set off’, for the period of time he had served in prison during the trial, which the court denied.

However, the court has granted a ‘set off’ to the two doctors, who served 80 days in prison, during the trial. The two doctors had produced false medical documents for Telgi in 2003, when he was brought for a complete medical check up to Victoria Hospital.

According to the reports, Telgi was suffering from diabetes, hypertension and Telgi needed special care. The two doctors had taken a bribe o f Rs 5 lakh each from Telgi to issue the medical report.

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