Supreme Court · 1992 INSC 298 · Decided 2 November 1992
Shantilal Kashibhai Patel v. State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1992 INSC 298 · [1992] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 266
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 646/1992
- Decided
- 2 November 1992
- Bench
- KULDIP SINGH, YOGESHWAR DAYAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 161, 5(1)(d), 5(2); Prevention of Corruption Act Section 5(1)(d), 5(2)
Headnote
Indian Penal Code: Section 161. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947: Sections 5(1) (d) and 5(2). Demand for illegal gratification-Statement of complainant-Not cor­ roborated-Not supported by panch witnesses-Complainant-Admitting that he wanted to teach accused a lesson for harassing the complainant was running a shop and dealing in Kimam and that on 7th January, 1984, the Chief Inspector in the Health Department (accused No. 1) and accused No. 2 (appellant in the appeal), accused No. 3 and accused No. 4 who were working as Food Inspectors had approached the complainant at
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