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Vinod Kumar v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [2015] 1 S.C.R. 504
Bench Dipak Misra and Rohinton Fali Nariman JJ.
Decided 21 January 2015

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Judgment, page 37

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Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - ss. 7 and 13(2) - Public servant taking illegal gratification - Public servant- octroi inspector accepting bribe - Conviction and sentence ulss. 7 and 13(2) on basis of the trap laid, examination and cross-examination of the prosecution witnesses by the courts below - On appeal held: On facts, presumption can be drawn that the inspector had received or accepted the said currency notes on his own volition - Testimony of PW6, an independent witness and PW-7 show that the prosecution was able to prove demand, acceptance fWd recovery of the amount - Though PW

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