Observing that ''big sharks'' and ''crocodiles'' are being left scot free and petty officials harassed, the Supreme Court has quashed the conviction of a Government official accused of possessing disproportionate assets worth Rs 2.63 lakh.
A bench of Justices Markandeya Katju and Gyan Sudha Mishra said that if possession of assets worth Rs 2.60 lakh is considered to be disproportionate, then every Goverment official ought to be convicted for corruption.
"You (Government) do not take action against the big sharks and crocodiles. They are allowed to go scot free. If possessing Rs 2.60 lakh is considered to be disproportionate to the known sources of income, then we may have to send every Government official to the jail," the bench remarked while quashing the one-year sentence and corruption case against Anantha Ramulu.
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