Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 245 · Decided 17 March 2023
Neeraj Dutta v. State (GOVT. of N.C.T. of Delhi)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 245 · [2023] 2 S.C.R. 997
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1669/2009
- Decided
- 17 March 2023
- Bench
- ABHAY S. OKA, RAJESH BINDAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 313; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2)
Headnote
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 : ss. 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) - Proof of demand of illegal gratification - Prosecution case that a trap was laid and the appellant-Electricity Inspector came with the co-accused and demanded the documents and bribe of which was paid by the complainant circumstantial evidence on record to prove the guilt of the appellant, convicted her for the offence punishable u/ ss. 7 and 13(i)(d)(i) and (ii) rw 13(2) - High Court upheld the same - On appeal, held : Apart from the evidence of PW-5-shadow witness, there is no other evidence
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