Supreme Court · 1968 INSC 134 · Decided 1 May 1968
Shiv Raj Singh v. Delhi Administration
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1968 INSC 134 · [1969] 1 S.C.R. 183
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 124/1966
- Decided
- 1 May 1968
- Bench
- V. RAMASWAMI, C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 161; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 6, 5(l)(d), 5(2), 161
Headnote
Prevention of Corruption Act (2 of 1947), ss. 5(1) and 6 and Indian Penal Code (Act 45 of !860), s. 161-Sanction to prosecute-Sufficiency -Scope of s. 161 I.P.C. ands. 5(1) of tile Prevention of Corruption Act. An unmarried woman gave birth to a child and on her request, her uncle and aunt made who wanted to adopt a child. The appellant, who was a police officer, accused the uncle and aunt of having disposed of an illegitimate child and demanded a bribe. The anti-corruption depart­ ment was thereupon informed, a trap laid and currency notes which were given as .Uribe were
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