Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 871 · Decided 27 August 2007
Girija Prasad (Dead) BY LRS. v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 871 · [2007] 9 S.C.R. 483
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 885/2002
- Decided
- 27 August 2007
- Bench
- C.K. THAKKER, TARUN CHATTERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 161; CrPC Section 394; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 5(2), 4, 5, 5(l)(d)
Headnote
(DEAD) BY LRS. A v. STA TE OF MADHYA PRADESH AUGUST 27, 2007 (C.I(. THAKKERANDTARUNCHATTERJEE,JJ.) B Penal Code, 1860: s. 161-Prosecution of accused u!s 161 /PC and s.5(/)(d) rlw s.5(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act-Accused caught by trap party accepting C money from complainant-Plea of justified in setting aside acquittal and recording conviction-There being positive finding by both Courts below of accused accepting money, presumption D u!s 4 of Prevention of Corruption Act would get attracted-It was also inmaterial whether acceptance of money by accused was for himself or for
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