<p>A special CBI court in Chandigarh has acquitted former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge (Retd) Nirmal Yadav in the 2008 &lsquo;cash-at-judge&rsquo;s door&rsquo; case. The case involved a Rs 15 lakh cash packet that was wrongly delivered to another judge&rsquo;s house.&nbsp;</p>
<h2><strong>What was the case?</strong></h2>
<p>On August 13, 2008, a clerk at Justice Nirmaljit Kaur&rsquo;s house in Chandigarh received a packet containing Rs 15 lakh. It was later alleged that the money was actually meant for Justice Yadav as a bribe for a property deal. Justice Kaur reported the matter, leading to a police complaint and a CBI probe. &nbsp;</p>
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<h2><strong>Court trial and investigation &nbsp;</strong></h2>
<p>The case was handed over to the CBI, which filed a chargesheet in 2011 on the day of Justice Yadav&rsquo;s retirement. In 2014, a special CBI court framed corruption charges against her. The trial lasted years, with 69 witnesses examined. &nbsp;</p>
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<h2><strong>Who else was accused?</strong></h2>
<p>Along with Justice Yadav, four others were also accused&mdash;former Haryana Additional Advocate General Sanjiv Bansal (who passed away in 2017), Delhi hotelier Ravinder Singh, businessman Rajiv Gupta, and another person. All were acquitted. &nbsp;</p>
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<h2><strong>Justice Yadav&rsquo;s reaction &nbsp;</strong></h2>
<p>Justice Yadav always denied the allegations. &ldquo;I have faith in the judiciary. I have not committed any crime, and there is nothing incriminating found during the entire trial against me." &nbsp;</p>
<h2><strong>Judiciary under spotlight</strong></h2>
<p>The verdict comes as another controversy unfolds&mdash;a large amount of burnt cash was recently found at the residence of Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma.&nbsp;</p>
<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

On August 13, 2008, a clerk at Justice Nirmaljit Kaur’s house in Chandigarh received a packet containing Rs 15 lakh. It was later alleged that the money was actually meant for Justice Yadav as a bribe for a property deal. Justice Kaur reported the matter, leading to a police complaint and a CBI probe.

A special CBI court in Chandigarh has acquitted former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge (Retd) Nirmal Yadav in the 2008 ‘cash-at-judge’s door’ case. The case involved a Rs 15 lakh cash packet that was wrongly delivered to another judge’s house. What was the case? On August 13, 2008, a clerk at Justice Nirmaljit Kaur’s house in Chandigarh received a packet containing Rs 15 lakh. It was later alleged that the money was actually meant for Justice Yadav as a bribe for a property deal. Justice Kaur reported the matter, leading to a police complaint and a CBI probe. Also Read | Indian student claims Hinduism course in US university 'portrayed negatively'; prof. calls PM Modi 'Hindu fundamentalist' Court trial and investigation The case was handed over to the CBI, which filed a chargesheet in 2011 on the day of Justice Yadav’s retirement. In 2014, a special CBI court framed corruption charges against her. The trial lasted years, with 69 witnesses examined. Also Read | Trump praises Modi as 'very smart,' says tariff talks between us would 'work out very well' Who else was accused? Along with Justice Yadav, four others were also accused—former Haryana Additional Advocate General Sanjiv Bansal (who passed away in 2017), Delhi hotelier Ravinder Singh, businessman Rajiv Gupta, and another person. All were acquitted. Also Read | India: 16 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh encounter, security forces injured Justice Yadav’s reaction Justice Yadav always denied the allegations. “I have faith in the judiciary. I have not committed any crime, and there is nothing incriminating found during the entire trial against me." Judiciary under spotlight The verdict comes as another controversy unfolds—a large amount of burnt cash was recently found at the residence of Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma. (With inputs from agencies)

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Cash-at-judge’s door case: Former HC Judge Nirmal Yadav acquitted after 17-year trial