Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 495 · Decided 3 September 2004
State of A.P. v. K. Punardana Rao
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 495 · [2004] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 104
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 408/1998
- Decided
- 3 September 2004
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, B.N. SRIKRISHNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Prevention of Corruption Act Section 13(1)(d), 13(2)
Headnote
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988-Sections 13(1) (d) and 13(2)­ Respondent prosecuted for demanding and receiving bribe-Complainant examined as PW I-Conviction by special Judge-Acquitted by High Court on the ground that evidence of PW I suspicious-On appeal held-Accused liable to be convicted version. Respondent-accused was prosecuted for offences punishable under section 13 (l)(d) read with Section 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988. He was working as Commercial tax Officer. It was alleged that he demanded bribe from complainant for extending time for submission of
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