Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 74 · Decided 27 January 2009
Surain Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 74 · [2009] 1 S.C.R. 643
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 156/2009
- Decided
- 27 January 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Prevention of Corruption Act Section 13(2)
Headnote
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - s.13(2) - Demand of illegal gratification of Rs.3001- by Patwari for recording entry c in mutation register - Conviction and sentence of rigorous imprisonment for two years - Upheld by High Court - Conviction challenged by taking plea of animosity between the the evidence in great detail to show that the alleged animosity was not established D - Two witnesses referred to the factual scenario in detail - Nothing discrepant was brought on record to cast any doubt on the credibility of their evidence - However, on facts, custodial sentence of one year,
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