Supreme Court of India

Sat Pal v. Delhi Administration

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Reported as [1976] 2 S.C.R. 11
Bench P. N. Bhagwati and R. S. Sarkaria JJ.
Decided 29 September 1975

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons we would allow this appeal, accord the benefit of doubt to the appellant and acquit him of the charge levelled against him.

Judgment, page 21

From the headnote

Evidence-Trap witnesses and witnesses with bad antecedents-Necessity jor corroboration by independent evidence. Evidence Act (1 of 1872) ss. 8 and 154-'Hostile' witness-Weight of evidence of-Silence as conduct. Code of Criminal Procedure (Act 5 of 1898) s. 162-Statements recorded during investigation-Use of. The appellant, an Assistant Sub Inspector, attached to the railway station, was convicted under s. 5(2) read with s. 5(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corrup­ tion Act, 1947, and s. 161, l.P. . The evidence against him was that the arrested P.W. 1, took away Rs. 30/. from him and demanded an

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