Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 580 · Decided 18 August 2015
Selvaraj v. State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 580 · [2015] 9 S.C.R. 381
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1172/2008
- Decided
- 18 August 2015
- Bench
- H.L. DATTU, ARUN MISHRA, AMITAVA ROY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Prevention of Corruption Act Section 5(1)(d)
Headnote
381 SELVARAJ V. STATE OF KARNATAKA (Criminal Appeal No.1172 of 2008) AUGUST 18, 2015 [H.L. DATTU, CJI, ARUN MISHRA AND AMITAVA ROY, JJ.) A B Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 - s. 5(1)(d) - c Allegation of demand of illegal gratification against public servant-appellant - Trap laid and tainted and sentenced D the appellant for commission of offence punishable u/s. 5(1)(d)- On appeal, held: Acceptance of the bribe was not established by adducing cogent evidence - In view of the reasons given by the trial court and on appraisal of the evidence, the view taken by the trial court
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