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Delhi Court Orders Charge in MCD Bribery Case
A sweeper named Naresh accused his supervisor, Ved Pal, of asking for bribes.
Naresh said Pal threatened to make it harder for him to record attendance and get his salary if he did not pay.
The prosecution says recordings show Pal accepting money on three occasions.
Naresh’s son said he helped set up a small camera to record the events.
A forensic laboratory found no sign that the identified video shots had been altered.
Pal raised questions about dates shown in the recordings.
The judge said those questions can be examined during the trial.
For now, the court has ordered that a corruption charge be formally framed against Pal.
This does not decide whether he is guilty.
A Delhi court directed that a charge be framed against former MCD assistant sanitary inspector Ved Pal under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The court said the prosecution had made a prima facie case based on allegations that Pal demanded and accepted bribes from sweeper Naresh.
Naresh alleged that Pal threatened to interfere with his attendance, salary and duty chart if he refused to pay.
The prosecution cited three recordings allegedly showing Pal accepting Rs 2,000, Rs 1,000 and Rs 2,000 on separate occasions in 2018 and 2019.
The court cited Naresh’s son’s account and an FSL analysis finding no indication that the identified video shots had been altered, while leaving discrepancies for trial.
- Who
- Former MCD assistant sanitary inspector Ved Pal is accused; the complainant is sweeper Naresh.
- What
- A Delhi court ordered a charge to be framed against Pal under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
- Where
- Delhi.
- When
- The order was passed on a Wednesday and reported on October 8; the article does not specify the year of the order.
- Why
- The court found sufficient material at this stage, including allegations of repeated bribe demands and payments and supporting recordings, to frame a charge.
Prosecution and court
Accused's contention
Evidence of alleged bribes
Prosecution and court
The prosecution cited Naresh’s allegations, three audio-video recordings, his son’s account of helping set up a spy pen camera, and an FSL analysis. The court found a prima facie basis to frame a charge.
Accused's contention
Pal challenged anomalies concerning the months and years displayed in the recordings; the court rejected that contention as untenable at this stage.
Recording discrepancies
Prosecution and court
The court said the prosecution should have an opportunity to explain any discrepancies through witnesses during the trial.
Accused's contention
The accused raised the date-display anomalies as a challenge to the recordings; the article does not report any further response from the defence.
Key facts
- Accused
- Ved Pal, a former MCD assistant sanitary inspector
- Complainant
- Naresh, an MCD sweeper
- Charge
- Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act
- Alleged payments
- Rs 2,000, Rs 1,000 and Rs 2,000
- Alleged recording dates
- November 12, 2018; December 22, 2018; January 21, 2019
- ACB complaint
- Naresh complained to the Anti-Corruption Branch on September 6, 2019
- FIR
- The Anti-Corruption Branch registered an FIR on September 9, 2019
- Forensic finding
- An FSL result dated July 26, 2025, reported no indication of alteration in the identified video shots
Quotes
Special Judge Vidya Prakash
The judge who ordered the charge to be framed against Ved Pal.
“It is hereby directed that a prima facie case is made out for framing of charge in respect of offence punishable under Section 7 of the PC Act. Accordingly, the charge be framed against the accused.”
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