Supreme Court of India

Faguna Kanta Nath v. The State of Assam

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Reported as [1959] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 1
Bench J.L. Kapur J.
Decided 13 December 1959

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that on the facts found and circumstances established in this case and as Khalilur Rahman has been acquitted the appellant's conviction cannot be upheld.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Criminal Law-Abetment--Bribery-Conviction for bribery set aside-Maintenance of conviction for abetment-Legality-Indian Penal Code (Act XLV of r86o), ss. ro7, r6r, r65A. The appellant was triedJor an offence under s. l65A of the Indian Penal Code for having abetted K, an Inspector in charge of checking paddy, in the commission of an offence by the latter under s. 161 of the Code. The prosecution case was that while the complainant was taking paddy for sale K demanded Rs. 200/­ as bribe and threatened him that unless the money was paid the paddy would be seized, that at the instance of K the

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