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December 20, 2020 01:53 IST
Judge says they perform a public duty and hence would fall under the definition of ‘public servant’
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Judge says they perform a public duty and hence would fall under the definition of ‘public servant’
Observing that farmers constitute 60% of the country’s population and that they can be indubitably characterised as public at large, the Madras High Court has held that office-bearers of agricultural cooperative credit societies basically perform a public duty and hence they could be prosecuted under the Prevention of Corruption Act of 1988.
Justice P.N. Prakash held so while refusing to quash case booked in 2017 against the then president and secretary of Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society Limited at Thengiyanatham village in Chinnasalem Taluk of Villupuram district for having allegedly demanded bribe of ₹25,000 to settle the terminal benefits of a retired employee.