Supreme Court of India

Edmunds Lyngdoh v. State of Meghalaya

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Reported as [2014] 10 S.C.R. 458
Bench T.S. Thakur and R. Banumathi JJ.
Decided 16 September 2014

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Penal Code, 1860: ss. 420, 1208; Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947: s.5(2) - -1, the Chief Engineer of North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) - Allegation that -1 along with other officials of NEHU formed a Purchase Committee - All of them colluded together for procurement of cement at exorbitant rates from -4 and -5 during period 1982 to 1985 - The exorbitant rates were accepted without conducting any survey for ascertaining the then prevalent market rate of cement - Conviction of -1 u/ ss.420, 1208 /PC and s.5(2) of 1947 Act and of -4 uls.420 r/w s.1208 /PC challenged - Held: There was ample

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