Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 221 · Decided 10 March 2026
Central Bureau of Investigation v. Baljeet Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 221 · [2026] 3 S.C.R. 415
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 12486/2025
- Decided
- 10 March 2026
- Bench
- SANJAY KUMAR, K. VINOD CHANDRAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 120B, 7; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 7
Headnote
Bereft of proof of the conspiracy theory and finding absence of the demand of bribe, the conviction of both the accused (A1 and A2) was overturned by the High Court. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - s.7 - Penal Code, 1860 - s.120B Tax Officer-A2 made a demand of Rs.5 lakhs purportedly on behalf of appellant, Assessing Officer-A1 - PW1 approached CBI - PW1 is alleged to have informed A2 that he had in his possession only Rs.2 lakhs - Trap was laid - PW1 then went to the office room of A1, where
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