Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 964 · Decided 29 July 2009
State of Maharashtra v. Dnyaneshwar Laxman Rao Wankhede
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 964 · [2009] 11 S.C.R. 513
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1350/2009
- Decided
- 29 July 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, CYRIAC JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 7(1), 20
Headnote
A B Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988- s. 7(1) - Conviction under, of head constable for demand of illegal gratification - However, acquittal by High Court - Justification of - Held: C Justified - Prosecution failed to prove its case - Sole surviving panch witness was not witness of demand and also declared hostile - High Court considered the legal implication of s. '20 and did not place too much reliance on the minor inconsistencies in the D statements of prosecution witnesses. Criminal law - Appeal against acquittal - Interference with - Held: When two views are possible, one in
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