Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 814 · Decided 12 December 1997
State of U.P. v. Zakaullah
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 814 · [1997] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 456
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 724/1994
- Decided
- 12 December 1997
- Bench
- M.K. MUKHERJEE, K.T. THOMAS (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 161; CrPC
Headnote
U.P. v. ZAKAULLAH DECEMBER 12, 1997 .. B [M.K. MUKHERJEE AND K.T. THOMAS, JJ.) Prevention of Con11ptio11 Act, 1947: Section 5(2). Bribe-giver-Testimony of-Bribe-giver had grouse against ac- C cused-Held: His evidence does not call for outright rejection merely because he is aggiieved by the Ex­ ami11e1'---/ield : 171ere is no statutory provision wlfich requires that such D solution be sent to the Chemical Exami11er-Phe11olphthalein solution is used for the satisfaction of the officials that the suspected public servant would hd4Je really handled the bribe money-He11ce,
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