Supreme Court of India

Paritala Sudhakar v. State of Telangana

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Reported as [2025] 6 S.C.R. 180
Bench Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah JJ.
Decided 8 May 2025

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the defence story set up by the appellant cannot be said to be wholly improbable.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration The appellant was convicted for the offence punishable u/s.7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and also for the offence punishable u/s.13(1)(d) r/w. s.13(2) of the Act by the trial Court. The High Court affirmed the conviction of the appellant. Headnotes† Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss.7, 13(1)(d) r/w. s.13(2) – The complainant sought compensation for trees that dried due to drought – Allegation that appellant demanded a bribe of Rs.20,000/- to conduct an inquiry and prepare a report – trap was laid for appellant – It was alleged that at the decided

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Of those, 1 mentioned

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