Supreme Court of India

Dashrath Singh Chauhan v. Central Bureau of Investigation

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Reported as [2018] 12 S.C.R. 914
Bench Abhay Manohar Sapre and Indu Malhotra JJ.
Decided 9 October 2018

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What the Court ordered

In view of the foregoing discussion, the appeal succeeds and is accordingly allowed.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Prevention of Cor ruption Act, 1988 – ss.7 and 13(2) r/w 13(1) (d) – Conviction under – When not pr oper – Complainant (PW-1) lodged FIR against the appellant and co-accused, both employees of Delhi Electricity Supply Undertaking (DESU) complaining that appellant demanded bribe – The bribe money was not accepted by the appellant, who asked complainant to give it to the co-accused – T rial court acquitted both the accused of the char ge of conspiracy u/s.120- , IPC however , convicted the appellant for offences u/ss.7 and 13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d) of the 1988 Act – High Court affirmed the judgment

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