Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 613 · Decided 17 July 2018
The State of Gujarat v. Navinbhai Chandrakant Joshi ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 613 · [2018] 9 S.C.R. 329
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 895/2018
- Decided
- 17 July 2018
- Bench
- RANJAN GOGOI, R. BANUMATHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Prevention of Corruption Act Section 7, 13(1)(d)
Headnote
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - ss. 7 and 13(1)(d) - Illegal gratification - On facts, accused no. 1 demanded bribe from the complainant, trap arranged and tainted currency notes seized from accused no. 2 - Trial court held that the demand and acceptance of illegal of the complainant and prosecution witness as also presence of anthracene powder with the accused - Conviction of both the accused u/s. 7 and 13(1)(d) and sentenced accordingly - High Court holding that there was no recovery from accused no. 1, acquitted the accused - On
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