Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 221 · Decided 24 April 2002
Subash Parbat Sonvane v. State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 221 · [2002] 3 S.C.R. 359
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 546/2002
- Decided
- 24 April 2002
- Bench
- M.B. SHAH, B.P. SINGH, H.K. SEMA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Prevention of Corruption Act Section 13(J)(d), 7
Headnote
B ~ Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988-Section 13(J)(d)-Criminal ~ misconduct by a public servant-Conviction-Necessary ingredients-Evidence on record to establish that accused by corrupt or illegal means obtained for c himself or any other person any valuable thing or pecuniary advantage-On facts held, from the evidence on record ii cannot be inferred that accused obtained any amount by corrupt or illegal means-Mere acceptance of money thus, not sufficient to convict the accused-Order of Courts below set aside. D Appellant-accused was convicted under Sections 7 13(1)(d) and 13(2) .. of the
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