Ponmudi & his wife sentenced to 3 years imprisonment...?

During 2006-2011, when he held the post of minister of Higher education and Mineral Resources in the DMK regime, he earned more than Rs 1.75 crores. Anti-corruption department filed a case against minister Ponmudi and his wife Visalakshi during the AIADMK regime for accumulating assets of 1.75 crores. After the court found minister Ponmudi guilty in the case of amassing assets beyond his income, the details of the punishment have been revealed. The Villupuram Special Anti-Corruption court, which heard the case, acquitted Ponmudi and his wife Visalakshi in 2016.
Against this, in 2017, the Anti-Bribery Department filed an appeal in the madras High Court. The case was being heard before Justice Jayachandran. At that time, Ponmudi's side argued that there was no truth in the evidence of the anti-bribery department and that the anti-bribery department had calculated the wife's income as his income.
The judgment was delivered after the arguments of all parties were concluded.In that, after it was proved that 64.90 percent of the assets were added to the income, the decision of the Villupuram Special Anti-Corruption court against Ponmudi was canceled. Justice Jayachandran also ordered Ponmudi and Visalakshi to appear in person or through video.
In this case, while the details of the punishment are out, minister Ponmudi and his wife appeared before the judge. A request was made on Ponmudi's side to consider age and medical reasons. But after their request was rejected, minister Ponmudi and his wife Visalakshi were sentenced to 3 years imprisonment and both were fined Rs 50 lakh fine has been imposed. The judge also said that since Ponmudi is currently a minister, the sentence will be suspended for 30 days.
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Sowmiya Sriram

21/12/2023 01:26 PM