Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 940 · Decided 9 October 2018
Dashrath Singh Chauhan v. Central Bureau of Investigation
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 940 · [2018] 12 S.C.R. 914
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1276/2010
- Decided
- 9 October 2018
- Bench
- ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE, INDU MALHOTRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 7, 13(2), 13(1)(d)
Headnote
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - ss.7 and 13(2) r/w 13(1) (d) - Conviction under - When not proper - Complainant (PW-1) lodged FIR against the appellant and co-accused, both employees of Delhi Electricity Supply Undertaking (DESU) complaining bribe - The bribe money was not accepted by the appellant, who asked complainant to give it to the co-accused - Trial court acquitted both the accused of the charge of conspiracy u/s.120-B, IPC however, convicted the appellant for offences u/ss.7 and 13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d) of the 1988
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