Bombay High Court Allows ACB Probe Against Additional Sessions Judge Over Alleged ₹15 Lakh Bribe Demand

The Bombay High Court has permitted the Anti-Corruption Bureau to initiate proceedings against Additional Sessions Judge Ejazuddin Salauddin Kazi in connection with allegations that he demanded a ₹15 lakh bribe for passing a favourable order in a commercial dispute.

The case stems from a trap operation in which the judge’s court clerk was caught accepting marked currency on his behalf.

The ACB has since recorded the judge’s statement, conducted a search at his residence, and seized his mobile phone for forensic examination, indicating that a full-fledged investigation into the allegations of judicial corruption is underway.