Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 97 · Decided 5 February 2015
L. Laxmikanta v. State BY Superintendent of Police, Lokayukta
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 97 · [2015] 1 S.C.R. 1022
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 593/2012
- Decided
- 5 February 2015
- Bench
- F.M. IBRAHIM KALIFULLA, ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Prevention of Corruption Act Section 7, 13, 13(2)
Headnote
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988: ss. 7, 13(1 )(d) rlw s. 13(2) - Demand of illegal gratification and its acceptance - Conviction by courts below - Held: There was no infirmity in the evidence of complainant and shadow witness which was consistent on the issue of illegal gratification from the complainant and is without any contradiction - Conviction upheld. Dismissing the appeal, the Court HELD: 1. A perusal of evidence of complainant (PW- E 3) and the shadow witness (PW-4) showed that it was consistent on the issue of demand and acceptance
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