Supreme Court of India

State of Punjab v. Sohan Singh

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Reported as [2009] 9 S.C.R. 810
Bench S.B. Sinha and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.
Decided 15 May 2006

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Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988: c s. 31 (1) r/w s. 13 (2) - Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification by public servant - Conviction by trial court - Acquittal by High Court - Held: Prosecution has not been able to establish any demand on the part of the accused - Independent witness of the incident, who was a Government servant, not examined - High Court found serious discrepancies in regard to events that took place prior to the l ·'f raid - View taken by High Court being a plausible one, Supreme Court would not interfere with the same - Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 136.

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