Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 654 · Decided 17 November 2004
State of A.P. v. S. Janardhana Rao
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 654 · [2004] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 38
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 865/2003
- Decided
- 17 November 2004
- Bench
- B.N. AGRAWAL, A.K. MATHUR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Prevention of Corruption Act Section 7, 13, 13(2)
Headnote
\ , Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988-Sections 7, 13(/)(d) read with section 13(2)-Demand of money by way illegal gratification by Judicial Officer-Trap laid and officer caught-Convicted by Trial Court-Acquitted ~ c by High Court-Correctness of-Held : When prosecution succeeds in proving the case rely upon the evidence merely on basis of certain minor contradictions-Hence, conviction by trial court restored-Evidence ! -( Act, 1972. D A Sessions Case was pending trial in the court of the respondent- member of Higher Judicial service. Respondent demanded Rs. 6 lacs by way of illegal
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