Supreme Court of India

Om Parkash v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [2006] 1 S.C.R. 423
Bench S.B. Sinha and P.K. Balasubramanyan JJ.
Decided 17 January 2006

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the Appellant is entitled to benefit of doubt and. thus. the judgment of conviction and sentence passed against the Appellant is set aside and he is acquitted.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

f Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988-Sections 12 and 20-Discrepancy in prosecution case-Delay in filing FIR and contradiction in statements of prosecution witnesses not explained by prosecution-Held, accused entitled to c benefit of doubt and acquittal. The prosecution's case was that 'U' and his family members were accused in a criminal case in which PW-2, was investigating officer. U and " appellant approached PW-2 in his residence and offered a bribe of Rs. 10,000/- for helping them in connection with the criminal case. PW-2 took ~ the money in presence of PW-3 and another person and

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