Supreme Court of India

The Karnataka Lokayuktha Bagalkote District, Bagalkot v. Chandrashekar

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Reported as [2026] 1 S.C.R. 191
Bench Ahsanuddin Amanullah and K. Vinod Chandran JJ.
Decided 6 January 2026

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that there was sufficient proof on the standard of preponderance of probabilities to find the delinquent guilty of the charge of demand and acceptance of bribe.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether present is a case where the criminal proceedings can be quashed on the exoneration of the respondent-delinquent employee in the departmental enquiry or they be permitted to continue. Headnotes† Disciplinary enquiry vis-à-vis criminal prosecution – Criminal proceedings when cannot be quashed on the exoneration of the delinquent employee in the departmental enquiry – Respondent, an Executive Engineer (Electrical) was alleged to have demanded a bribe from an electrical contractor – Contractor complained to the Anti-Corruption Bureau who prepared a trap which was

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