Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 855 · Decided 22 July 2008
Raj Rajendra Singh Seth @ R.R.S. Seth v. The State of Jharkhand and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 855 · [2008] 11 S.C.R. 66
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1135/2008
- Decided
- 22 July 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, S.H. KAPADIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 1208, 161; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 5(1)(d)
Headnote
. 1'-· Prevention of r:Jorruption Act, 194 7: s. 5(2) read with s. 5(1 )(d) - Conviction under, on the ground that doctor de- c manded bribe for giving proper medical treatment - Justifica- tion of - Held: Justified...,... Evidence establish that the doctor ' ;. asked money to be passed who in turn handed over money to doctor -All requisites for proving demand and acceptance of btibe established - Penal Code, 1860 - ss. D 1208 and 161. ' f- Prosecution case .was that father of PW-3-complain- 1- ~. ant was admitted in hospital where appellant was doctor :,.i_ an.d ac~used
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