Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 815 · Decided 25 November 2010
C.M. Sharma v. State of A.P. TH. I.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 815 · [2010] 13 S.C.R. 1105
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 232/2006
- Decided
- 25 November 2010
- Bench
- H.S. BEDI, C.K. PRASAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2)
Headnote
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - ss. 7 and 13 (1)(d) A B rlw s. 13 (2) -Demand of illegal gratification by public servant C and voluntary acceptance thereof - Conviction and sentence ulss. 7 and 13 (1 )(dj rlw s. 13(2) by courts below- Justification of - Held: Justified - Ingredients of ss. 7 satisfied - There is evidence of demand of illegal gratification and voluntary acceptance thereof - Evidence of contractor, o shadow witness and Inspector who laid the trap, satisfactory - Contractor who gave bribe, cannot be said to be an accomplice as the same was extorted from him - Evidence
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