Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 600 · Decided 12 August 2024
Mahendra Kumar Sonker v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 600 · [2024] 8 S.C.R. 935
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 520/2012
- Decided
- 12 August 2024
- Bench
- BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI, K.V. VISWANATHAN, N KOTISWAR SINGH (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 353, 201, 350, 349, 351; Prevention of Corruption Act
Headnote
Whether the conviction of the appellant under s.353 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) can be sustained without proving assault and use of criminal force. Indian Penal Code - s.353 IPC - Complaint against appellant filed 500/- as illegal gratification - Trap proceedings organised - Appellant charged for offences under ss.7, 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 along with ss.201 and 353 IPC - Special Judge, Sagar convicted appellant for offence u/s.353 IPC and sentenced him
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