Jagran correspondent, Unnao. Bar Association President Girish Kumar Mishra has filed a case in Sadar Kotwali against former President Satish Kumar Shukla, former General Secretary Arvind Kumar Dixit, Proprietor Jagat Traders, Proprietor Sumit Brick Field, Vijay Pratap Singh of embezzlement of Rs 76.22 lakh in the construction of bar buildings.
Bar Association President Girish Kumar Mishra gave a complaint to SP Jaiprakash Singh and said that after assuming the post, he took written information from office clerk Pratap Shankar Rawat about the income and expenditure related to the construction of three buildings including Parshuram Advocate in the Collectorate complex by outgoing President Satish Kumar Shukla and outgoing General Secretary Arvind Kumar Dixit. In which it was revealed that on the verbal instructions of the outgoing President and the outgoing General Secretary, Rs 1 crore 21 lakh 26500 had been deposited in the office from the allottee advocates.
The receipt of which was given to the advocates allotted from the office. At the time of construction, whatever bills for construction material and laborers' wages were approved and sent by the outgoing President and the outgoing General Secretary, their payment was given by Pratap Shankar.
The amount was recorded in the register present in the office.
The amount paid was recorded in the register present in the office. On February 19, 2025, five days before the elections, the outgoing president Satish Kumar Shukla took away the register by giving me a receipt on the pretext of matching the original bills.
According to the Bar President, in case of absence of bill in the office, there seemed to be a possibility of embezzlement of funds of the institution and in exercise of his powers, he called a meeting on March 1, 2025 at 10 am to discuss the said matter. In which the outgoing President and outgoing General Secretary were asked to give the original forms of income and expenditure related to the construction of the said buildings.
The former president asked for one month's time. One month's time was given on this till April 1, 2025, but even after the passage of time, the outgoing President and General Secretary could not submit the original forms of income and expenditure. The current President claimed that without taking permission from the House, the outgoing President and General Secretary collected Rs 1 crore 21 lakh 26500 from the Bar Association office in the name of construction of buildings and even after the end of his tenure, about Rs 36 lakh 62 thousand 500 was recovered directly from the advocates by giving them allotment letters in the name of the Bar.
In this way, Rs 1 crore 57 lakh 89 thousand was recovered by the outgoing President and General Secretary. A five-member inquiry committee was formed unanimously by the Bar officials. When the inquiry committee verified the bills, the owners of the firm refused to give their statements and did not get the photocopies of the bills verified.
Along with this, GST proof related to the bill was not given. Refused to accept written notice when sent. The Screening Committee determined the evaluator. According to the standards of the buildings, the cost of construction of three buildings was found to be Rs 81 lakh 66 thousand 983. Told that accordingly Rs 76 lakh 22 thousand 17 were embezzled.
On the instructions of the SP, sections of BNS 318 (4) (fraud), BNS 336 (3) (forgery by preparing forged documents), BNS 338 (forgery of documents relating to the right to receive money or property), BNS 340 (2) (forgery of documents, such as a fake certificate by fraudulently or dishonestly considering it as genuine) were registered in the Kotwali. Kotwal Chandrakant Mishra said that a case has been registered and investigation is being done.