SECL Officer Acquitted 22 Years Later in ₹5000 Bribe Case by Chhattisgarh HC

• Chhattisgarh High Court acquitted Jitendra Nath Mukherjee in a 22-year-old CBI bribery case.
• Mukherjee, a former SECL Personal Manager, was accused of accepting a ₹5,000 bribe in 2004.
• The High Court ruled that demand and acceptance of the bribe were not proven, mere recovery was insufficient.
• Mukherjee passed away during the trial; his family continued the legal battle to clear his name.
• The court overturned the 2006 conviction by the Special CBI Court, citing lack of concrete evidence.