Supreme Court of India

State of Gujarat v. Navinbhai Chandrakant Joshi (miscellaneous Application No. 2597 of 2018)

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Reported as [2018] 14 S.C.R. 1141
Bench Ranjan Gogoi and R. Banumathi JJ.
Decided 7 December 2018

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Judgments/Orders – Modification of – Application fi led by respondent no.1-accused no.2 seeking modification of the judgm ent dated 17.07.2018 reported in [2018] 9 SCR 329 where in he was stated to be a Government servant, which is not factually cor rect – Held: Though, the respondent no.1 is not a Governme nt servant, bribe amount in currency notes of Rs.500/- were rec overed from him only – Thus, the ingredients of s.8, 1988 Act are establ ished – Conviction of respondent no.1 u/ss.7 and 13(2) of the 1988 Act is modified as conviction u/s.8, 1988 Act – Sentence o f one year reduced to six

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