Supreme Court of India

The State of Gujarat v. Navinbhai Chandrakant Joshi Etc.

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Reported as [2018] 9 S.C.R. 329
Bench Ranjan Gogoi and R. Banumathi JJ.
Decided 17 July 2018

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the impugned judgment of the High Court dated 16.04.2015 in Criminal Appeal Nos.477-78 of 2000 is set aside and these 337 appeals are allowed affirming the conviction of the accused Nos.1 and 2 under Section 7 and Section 13(1)(d) of the Act.

Judgment, page 8

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Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss. 7 and 13(1) (d) – Illegal gratification – On facts, accused no. 1 demanded bri be from the complainant, trap arranged and tainted currency n otes seized from accused no. 2 – Trial court held that the dema nd and acceptance of illegal gratification proved by the p rosecution by evidence of the complainant and prosecution witness as also presence of anthracene powder with the accused – Co nviction of both the accused u/s. 7 and 13(1)(d) and sentenced ac cordingly – High Court holding that there was no recovery from accused no. 1, acquitted the accused –

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