Archive · 28 Nov 2025
SCR ADE Sentenced to 1 Year
A man named Matta Dharma Rao, who used to be an engineer for the South Central Railway, was found guilty of taking a bribe.
The bribe was a digital camera worth Rs.11,200.
He took this bribe from a railway contractor to pass a bill of Rs.1.87 lakh and to help pass another pending bill of Rs.77,000.
The court found him guilty and sentenced him to one year in prison and a fine of Rs.1,500.
The case was registered in 2006 and the charge sheet was filed in 2007.
Matta Dharma Rao, former Assistant Divisional Engineer of South Central Railway, was convicted and sentenced to one year imprisonment with a fine of Rs.1,500 for accepting a bribe.
The bribe was a digital camera worth Rs.11,200, accepted from a railway contractor in exchange for passing a bill of Rs.1.87 lakh and to facilitate the passing of a pending bill of Rs.77,000.
The CBI registered the case on November 29, 2006, and filed a charge sheet on June 11, 2007.
The special court for CBI cases in Vijayawada conducted the trial and delivered the verdict.
The accused abused his official position as a public servant to demand and accept the illegal gratification.
- Who
- Matta Dharma Rao, then Assistant Divisional Engineer (ADE) of South Central Railway (SCR) in Bhimavaram, West Godavari district
- What
- Accepted a bribe in the form of a digital camera worth Rs.11,200
- When
- Case registered on November 29, 2006; sentenced on an unspecified date
- Where
- Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- For passing a bill of Rs.1.87 lakh and as a motive for passing a pending bill of Rs.77,000
- Accused
- Matta Dharma Rao, then Assistant Divisional Engineer (ADE) of South Central Railway (SCR) in Bhimavaram, West Godavari district
- Case Registered
- November 29, 2006
- Bribe Amount
- Digital camera with charger and batteries worth Rs.11,200
- Bill Amounts
- Rs.1.87 lakh (passed) and Rs.77,000 (pending)
- Charge Sheet Filed
- June 11, 2007
- Sentence
- 1 year imprisonment with a fine of Rs.1,500