Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 7, 13(d)(ii) -- Illegal gratification - Demand for - Sine qua non - Held, demand of illegal gratification is sine qua non to constitute offence under the Act - Further mere recovery of currency notes itself does not constitute offence under the Act unless it is proved beyond all reasonable doubt that accused voluntarily accepted..........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 13(1)(e), 13(2), 7 -- Illegal gratification - Demand and acceptance - Two panches present in the raiding party but none accompanied the complainant to hear the conversation - Treated currency notes kept in the right hip pocket by accused but seeing the raiding party threw the currency notes in the open space which allegedly taken..........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 7, 13(1)(d) -- Illegal gratification - Inconsistency in evidence as to where from money was recovered - Two witnesses stating that currency was recovered from pocket of appellant whereas complainant and DW1 stating that currency notes were seized from the table - Accused acquitted...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 21(b) -- Revisional jurisdiction - Concurrent findings - Insurance claim - Money Back Policy with accident benefit - Repudiation - The complainant was dealing with explosives at the time of accident - Withdrawal of the criminal proceedings against the complainant amongst others ipso facto does not establish his case that he was not..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 21(b) -- Revisional jurisdiction - Concurrent findings - Insurance claim - Money Back Policy with accident benefit - Repudiation - The complainant was dealing with explosives at the time of accident - Withdrawal of the criminal proceedings against the complainant amongst others ipso facto does not establish his case that he was not..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 21(b) -- Revisional jurisdiction - Concurrent findings - Insurance claim - Money Back Policy with accident benefit - Repudiation - The complainant was dealing with explosives at the time of accident - Withdrawal of the criminal proceedings against the complainant amongst others ipso facto does not establish his case that he was not..........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 7 -- Illegal gratification - Recovery of tainted money - Whether sufficient to prove guilt of accused? - Held, mere recovery of tainted money from accused officer divorced from circumstances is not sufficient to prove case of prosecution - Trial Court cannot be said to have taken a perverse view in accepting same as well as..........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 13(2),20 -- Illegal gratification - Accused a Veterinary Officer - Demanded Rs.100/- from complainant to issue him a certificate to get a loan for purchase of buffaloe - Raid was conducted - Recovery of bribe money of Rs.100/- from pocket of accused - Defence story that complainant had given Rs.100/- to get some medicine for his..........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) -- Illegal gratification - Accused as a public servant allegedly demanded bribe for doing work - Independent witnesses stated in specific words that they have not seen or heard accused demanding any money from complainant - Evidence of complainant beset with major contradictions for which he has been declared..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g), 14(1)(d) -- Electricity Supply Code, 2007 - Electricity theft - Raising of demand - It is alleged by respondent in his complaint that appellant No.2 made a demand of Rs.15,000/- as bribe from him when he refused to oblige he gave threats to him that he will put a heavy penalty of theft upon him - Rs.10,000/- given by..........
