Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 868 · Decided 17 July 2025
M Sambasiva Rao v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 868 · [2025] 7 S.C.R. 1183
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 391/2017
- Decided
- 17 July 2025
- Bench
- PANKAJ MITHAL, AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 7, 13(2), 120B; Constitution Article 20(3); Prevention of Corruption Act Section 13(1)(d), 7, 11, 12, 13(2)
Headnote
Whether the High Court erred in convicting the appellant-accused no.1 u/s.120B, IPC and ss.7, 13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d), Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 by reversing the finding of acquittal of the Trial Court. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - Penal Code, 1860 - s.120B - Demand-and- trap proceedings - Evidentiary standard to prove - PW1- complainant submitted the insurance claim and requested the appellant-accused no.1 (Administrative Officer in the Insurance Company) for early disposal of the claim - As
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