Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 618 · Decided 1 May 2025
Aman Bhatia v. State (Gnct of Delhi)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 618 · [2025] 6 S.C.R. 64
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2613/2014
- Decided
- 1 May 2025
- Bench
- J.B. PARDIWALA, R MAHADEVAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Prevention of Corruption Act Section 2(c), 2(c)(i); Income Tax Act Section 194H
Headnote
Issue arose whether the High Court was right in holding that a licensed stamp vendor falls within the ambit of a public servant for the purposes of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; and whether the conviction of the appellant-licensed stamp vendor for offences punishable sustainable. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - s.2(c) - Public servant - Stamp vendors, if public servants - Appellant-licensed stamp vendor, apprehended for selling Rs.10/- stamp paper at Rs.12/- - Trial court held the appellant guilty for
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