Supreme Court of India

Indra Vijay Alok v. State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [2015] 10 S.C.R. 288
Bench Ranjan Gogoi and Prafulla C. Pant JJ.
Decided 31 August 2015

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that merely for the reason that DW-6 Sahir has not supported prosecution case, the ring of truth in the prosecution case is not shaken in the present case, B particularly, when the statements of remaining witnesses are credible and trustworthy.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Prevention of Coffuption Act, 1988: ss. 7 and 13(1 )(d) rlw c s. 13(2) - Allegation that appellant-Patwari demanded from the complainant bribe for carrying out the mutation in the revenue records - Trial Court found the evidence of complainant (PW-3) and statements of other prosecution witnesses reliable for holding the appellant guilty- Conviction by trial court upheld by the High Court - On appeal, held: The statement of PW-3 got corroboration by the statement of the superior officer of the appellant's own department-As such courts below committed no error of law in relying on testimony of

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