Archive · 13 Nov 2025
Mumbai ACB Names Judge in Bribery Case After Clerk Arrested
Imagine a judge who is supposed to be fair.
His helper, called a clerk, was caught by the police trying to take a lot of money, 15 lakh rupees, from someone.
The police say this money was partly for the clerk and partly for the judge.
This money was supposed to make the judge decide a case in favor of the person giving the bribe.
The case is about some land worth a lot of money.
Because the clerk was caught with the money, the police are now looking for the judge too, and they have arrested the clerk.
Mumbai ACB has named a serving additional sessions judge as a wanted accused in a corruption case.
The judge's clerk-cum-typist was arrested for allegedly accepting a Rs 15 lakh bribe.
The bribe was reportedly in exchange for a favorable judgment in a land dispute case valued at Rs 10 crore.
The clerk had initially demanded Rs 25 lakh, with Rs 15 lakh designated for the judge.
The clerk was apprehended red-handed at a coffee shop after the complainant reported the demand to the ACB.
- Who
- Mumbai Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), an additional sessions judge, and his clerk-cum-typist
- What
- An additional sessions judge was named as a wanted accused in a corruption case after his clerk was arrested for accepting a Rs 15 lakh bribe.
- When
- Tuesday (arrest) and Wednesday (clerk produced in court)
- Where
- Mumbai, specifically at a Starbucks cafe in Chembur and the Civil Sessions Court in Mazgaon
- Why
- The clerk allegedly accepted a bribe on behalf of the judge in exchange for a favorable judgment in a land dispute case valued at Rs 10 crore.
Accused
Prosecution
Involvement of the Judge
Accused
The judge is named as a wanted accused based on the clerk's demand of a bribe on his behalf. The ACB is seeking permission to arrest the judge.
Prosecution
The ACB has registered an offense against the clerk and the judge and arrested the clerk, who was caught red-handed accepting a bribe.
Amount of Bribe
Accused
The clerk demanded Rs 25 lakh, stating Rs 10 lakh was for him and Rs 15 lakh for the judge.
Prosecution
The clerk was caught red-handed accepting Rs 15 lakh, which was the amount reported to be for the judge.
- Accused Clerk Name
- Chandrakant Vasudev
- Accused Judge Name
- Additional Sessions Judge (unnamed in article)
- Bribe Amount (demanded)
- Rs 25 lakh (Rs 10 lakh for clerk, Rs 15 lakh for judge)
- Bribe Amount (accepted)
- Rs 15 lakh
- Case Value
- Rs 10 crore
- Arrest Date
- Tuesday
- Clerk Custody End Date
- November 16