Former Forest Department Official receives 3-year jail term, ₹1.38 crore fine in Bengaluru court

The Bengaluru Special Court sentenced former Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF) M. S. Ravikumar to 3 years of simple imprisonment and a fine of ₹1.38 crore. The court ruled that Ravikumar failed to account for assets worth ₹1.38 crore, which were disproportionate to his known income. The judgment was delivered by Justice C.M. Pushpalata in a case filed under sections 13(1)(e) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.