India, Aug. 27 -- A Special CBI-ACB court in Pune on August 24 sentenced former GST superintendent Vivek Madhukar Dekate to four years' rigorous imprisonment (RI) and his wife, Lalita Dekate, to three years' RI in a disproportionate assets case involving Rs.38.17 lakh in assets allegedly beyond their known sources of income.

Special Judge Rajendra R Mendhe pronounced the judgment, convicting Dekate under the Prevention of Corruption Act and Lalita under Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) read with the relevant anti-corruption provision.

The court imposed fines of Rs.3.50 lakh on Vivek and Rs.5,000 on Lalita. In default, they will undergo an additional six months' and one month's RI, respectively.

Dekate, 54, was superintendent,...