Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 312 · Decided 31 July 2012
Syed Ahmed v. State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 312 · [2012] 7 S.C.R. 887
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1323/2007
- Decided
- 31 July 2012
- Bench
- A.K. PATNAIK, MADAN B. LOKUR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Prevention of Corruption Act Section 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2)
Headnote
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - ss. 7 & 13(1)(d) rlw A 8 s. 13(2) - Offences under - Prosecution case that appellant- a police official, demanded and accepted illegal gratification C from PW1 for inquiring into a complaint lodged by him against his neighbour - Trial court acquitted the of appellant and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment for three months - On appeal, held: There was sufficient evidence of the appellant D demanding illegal gratification from PW1 and receiving and accepting it when given by him - Testimony of PW1 was unshaken which was corroborated by
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