Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 60 · Decided 3 February 2021
N. Vijayakumar v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 60 · [2021] 2 S.C.R. 63
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 100/2021
- Decided
- 3 February 2021
- Bench
- ASHOK BHUSHAN, M.R. SHAH, R. SUBHASH REDDY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 378; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 7, 13(2)
Headnote
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - ss.7, 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) - Appellant-accused was Sanitary Inspector in 8th Ward of Madurai Municipal Corporation - Case of prosecution that he demanded Rs.500/- and a cell phone as illegal gratification from PW-2, to send his report working as Supervisor in an Organisation which was given sanitation work on contract basis in the aforesaid ward - Trial court acquitted the appellant - Acquittal reversed by High Court - On appeal, held: There are material contradictions in the deposition of key witnesses
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