Supreme Court of India

K.S. Panduranga v. State of Karnataka

Neutral citation
Reported as [2013] 4 S.C.R. 155
Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra JJ.
Decided 1 March 2013

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid analysis, we are unable to 8 accept the submission of the learned counsel for the appellant to reduce the period of sentence to the period already undergone in custody.

Judgment, page 32

From the headnote

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - s. 7, s.13(1)(d) rlw s. 13(2) and s. 20 - Conviction of accused-appellant u(s. 7 and u/s.13(1)(d) rlw s.13(2) - Justification of - Held: On facts, c justified - Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification is a condition precedent for constituting an offence under the Act - Statutory presumption uls.20 can be dislodged by the accused by bringing on record some evidence, either direct or circumstantial, that money was accepted other than for the o motive or the reward - In the case at hand, explanation offered by the appellant does not deserve any

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to

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