Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 683 · Decided 9 August 2018
Babji v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 683 · [2018] 9 S.C.R. 1060
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2159/2009
- Decided
- 9 August 2018
- Bench
- R. BANUMATHI, VINEET SARAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Prevention of Corruption Act Section 8
Headnote
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - s.8 - Conviction under - When not sustainable - PW-4 complained that when he had approached Indian Airlines Office for reservation of a seat, an Airlines employee advised him to contact Appellant - Appellant told him that though, can arrange a confirmed ticket and demanded Rs.2,100/- as against the actual fair of Rs. 1646/- - Appellant convicted u/s.8 - Held: Evidence adduced by the prosecution is vague as to for whom the appellant demanded the money and whether the person for whom the appellant demanded and
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