CBI registers over 1,000 cases in 2011

Investigations were completed in as many as 992 cases during 2011, nearly 200 less than the number of cases in 2010. Out of 838 Regular Cases, in as many as 701 cases charge sheets were filed in the competent courts, after taking prosecution sanctions wherever necessary.

The CBI also sent 27 Letters Rogatory (LRs) to various countries seeking assistance in investigation last year.

During the year, 895 court cases were disposed of after trial, out of which 497 resulted in conviction, 209 in acquittal, 35 in discharge and 154 disposed of for other reasons.

"The conviction rate was 67 per cent during the year 2011," the report said.

A total of 645 cases were disposed of by different courts in 2010 as against 719 in 2009.

Of the total of 1,003 new cases registered, 812 were Regular Cases (RCs) and 191 Preliminary Enquiries (PEs).

"201 cases were registered for demand of bribe by public servants for showing official favours and 62 cases were registered for possession of assets disproportionate to known sources of income," said the annual report of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, the administrative department for the CBI.

The investigating agency has registered 1,009 cases in 2010 and 1,119 in 2009.

The CBI has disposed of 1,173 cases of investigation in 2010 as against 1,127 in 2009.

"There were 828 cases or enquiries under investigation at the end of 2011 as against 815 cases at the end of 2010," it said.

Of these, 169 cases were under investigation for more than one year as on December 31, 2011.

"There were 10,022 court cases under trial at the end of last year," the report said. (MORE)