Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 377 · Decided 17 April 2023
Soundarajan v. State REP. BY the Inspector of Police Vigilance Anticorruption Dindigul
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 377 · [2023] 4 S.C.R. 133
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1592/2022
- Decided
- 17 April 2023
- Bench
- ABHAY S. OKA, RAJESH BINDAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 464; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 7, 13(1)(d)
Headnote
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 : ss. 7, 13(1)(d), r/w 13(2) - Illegal gratification - Appellant-Sub-Registrar demanded gratification of Rs.500/- from the complainant-PW 2, for handing over the registered sale deed - Complaint filed - Trap laid witness PW-3, the appellant caught red-handed while accepting the bribe - However, complainant did not support the prosecution and was declared hostile - Trial court convicted and sentenced the appellant for the offences punishable u/s 7 and s. 13(2) r/w s. 13(1)(d) - Upheld
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