Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Bengaluru CBI Court Convicts Tax Officer, Accountant in Bribery Case
A court in Bengaluru found an Income Tax officer and a chartered accountant guilty in a bribery case.
The case started about 14 years ago.
A man named A K Halim complained to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
He said the officer wanted a bribe to lower the amount of tax he had to pay.
The officer had issued notices saying that more than Rs 3.28 crore in income had not been properly assessed.
The court sentenced both accused men to three years in prison.
It also ordered each of them to pay a Rs 1 lakh fine.
The convictions were made under provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
A Bengaluru CBI court convicted Income Tax officer V Nagaraj and chartered accountant Naginchand Kincha in a 14-year-old bribery case.
Judge Manjunath Sangreshi sentenced both men to three years of simple imprisonment.
The court also fined Nagaraj and Kincha Rs 1 lakh each.
The case began in mid-2012 after A K Halim complained to the CBI about an alleged bribe demand.
Halim alleged Nagaraj sought money to reduce his tax liability after issuing notices over Rs 3.28 crore in allegedly unassessed income.
- Who
- Income Tax officer V Nagaraj and chartered accountant Naginchand Kincha were convicted after a complaint by A K Halim.
- What
- A Bengaluru CBI court convicted the two men in a bribery case and sentenced each to three years of simple imprisonment and a Rs 1 lakh fine.
- When
- The case dates to mid-2012; the convictions were delivered last week.
- Where
- A CBI court in Bengaluru.
- Why
- The prosecution followed an allegation that Nagaraj demanded a bribe to reduce Halim’s tax liability.
- Court
- CBI court in Bengaluru
- Convicted
- Income Tax officer V Nagaraj and chartered accountant Naginchand Kincha
- Sentence
- Three years of simple imprisonment for each accused
- Fine
- Rs 1 lakh each
- Case origin
- A complaint made to the CBI in mid-2012
- Alleged tax issue
- Notices referred to more than Rs 3.28 crore in income that allegedly escaped assessment
- Assessment years
- 2008-09 and 2009-10