Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 161 · Decided 3 March 2014
Phula Singh v. State of Himachal Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 161 · [2014] 3 S.C.R. 551
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2271/2011
- Decided
- 3 March 2014
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, JASTI CHELAMESWAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 313; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 7, 13(2)
Headnote
PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988: A B ss. 7 and 13(2) -- Demand and acceptance of illegal c gratification -- Trap laid --Appellant caught red handed -­ Acquittal by trial court -- Conviction by High Court and sentence of one year imprisonment with fine - Held: Appellant has not denied his furnished any explanation in respect of recovery of chemically 0 treated currency notes from his pocket and the test of his fingers being positive --There is no perversity in the judgment of High Court. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973: s.313-Power to examine accused -- Held: Accused has a duty to
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