Supreme Court of India

Akhtar Alam v. The State of Bihar

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Reported as [1969] 2 S.C.R. 682
Bench J. C. Shah, V. R. Amaswami and A. N. Grover JJ.
Decided 12 November 1968

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Prevention of Corruption Act II of 1947-s. 5(2) read with s. 5(1). Indian Penal Code 1860 s. 21 (12)-Heat! Clerk to Executive Engineer tak­ ing bribe-whether "public servant"-principles for determining whether Head Clerk was an officer of the Corporation within the meaning of s. 21 (12) l.P. . The appellant was the Head Clerk to the Executive Electrical Engi­ near of the State Electricity Board He was convicted under s. 5 (2) read withs. 5(1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act on the allega­ tion that on July 8, 1961 he had committed an offence in obtaining a bribe for the Executive

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