Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 494 · Decided 7 October 2005
Union of India Through Inspector, Cbi v. Purnandu Biswas
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 494 · [2005] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 181
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 471/2004
- Decided
- 7 October 2005
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, R.V. RAVEENDRAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 211; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 13(2)
Headnote
B Prevention of Corruption Act, I 988: Section I 3(J)(d) read with Section I 3(2)-lllegal gratification­ Presumption under-Accused, a Surveyor in Mercantile Marine Department C of Government of India at a Seaport, demanded a certain sum as illegal gratification from a subagent for clearance of which were rectified by the Master of the vessel-The vessel was subsequently released­ However, demand of gratification continued on the premise that unless the D amount was paid other vessels of the subagent would be detained­ Subsequently, complaint was made to CBI and a trap was
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