Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 638 · Decided 24 September 2014
Somabhai Gopalbhai Patel v. State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 638 · [2014] 10 S.C.R. 668
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1864/2011
- Decided
- 24 September 2014
- Bench
- MADAN B. LOKUR, C. NAGAPPAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Prevention of Corruption Act Section 13(1)(d), 7
Headnote
PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988: c ss. 7 and 13(1) (d) rlw s.13(2)- Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification - Conviction and sentence of 1 year and 2 years under the two counts respectively - Prosecution has established the demand and the acceptance of the amount by accused as illegal o interference - However, sentences reduced to RI for six months u/s 7 and 1 year uls 13(1) (d) r/w s.13(2) - Sentence! Sentencing . Allowing the appeal in part, the Court E HELD: 1.1. The primary requisite of an offence uls 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 is proof of demand
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