Supreme Court Acquits Government Clerk in 16-Year-Old Bribery Case for Failure to Prove Demand

The Supreme Court acquitted a government employee in a sixteen-year-old bribery case after finding that the prosecution had failed to establish the essential demand and acceptance of illegal gratification.

Background and legal issue

The employee had already served the four-year sentence but continued the appeal to clear his name The Court reiterated that recovery of money alone cannot substitute for proof of the statutory ingredients required for conviction under corruption law The acquittal sets aside the conviction notwithstanding completion of sentence and restores the appellant's legal position

Reasoning and significance

The decision underscores that criminal liability for bribery must rest on proved demand and acceptance, not suspicion or recovery alone.

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