Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 498 · Decided 5 July 2016
Mukhtiar Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 498 · [2016] 4 S.C.R. 995
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 618/2012
- Decided
- 5 July 2016
- Bench
- JASTI CHELAMESWAR, R.K. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Prevention of Corruption Act Section 7
Headnote
995 MUKHTIAR SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB (Criminal Appeal No. 618of2012) JULY05,2016 [J. CHELAMESWAR AND R.K. AGRAWAL, JJ.) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988: s. 7 r/w. ss. 13(l)(d) and 13(2), s.20 - Demand of illegal gratification by public servant - Trap arranged - Accused caught red-handed - and voluntary acceptance of illegal gratification is proved by evidence beyond reasonable doubt - Conviction upheld. s.20 - Presumption under - For drawing the presumption, the premise to be established is that there was demand, payment and acceptance of gratification - Once this premise is
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