Two Judges suspended in Madhya Pradesh

PTI , Jabalpur, Sun, May 8, 2011

Two Judges in Madhya Pradesh, one of them facing criminal charges, have been suspended, a top High Court official said today.

Special Judge of Sidhi O P Sunariya and Additional District Judge of Raheli in Sagar district S S Parmar have been suspended with immediate effect, MP High Court''s Principal Registrar (Inspection and Vigilance) K D Khan told PTI.

Sunariya was suspended for awarding only three-month jail term to an accused in a rape case instead of the minimum punishment of seven years in prison, he said.

Parmar has been suspended as he is one of the 32 accused named in a chargesheet filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police in Jhansi district court in a criminal case, he said.

The high court took the decision to suspend the duo at a meeting held recently. The suspension order has been served on them.

A departmental enquiry (DE) would soon be initiated against Sunariya, while there was no need to hold a probe against Parmar as, according to service rules, it is mandatory to suspend a staffer whose name figures in a chargesheet in a criminal case, officials said.

Sunariya has been shifted to Rewa district court and Parmar to Gwalior district court during the suspension period, they added.

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