Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 7, 13(2), 13(1)(d) -- Illegal gratification - Accused allegedly demanded Rs.600 from complainant for a copy of jamabandi for his land - Trap was laid down and accused caught red handed - When fingers of both the hands of accused were washed in solution it turned pink - Number of currency notes also tallied and they were taken by..........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) -- Illegal gratification - Appeal against acquittal - Accused demanded gratification of Rs.500 from complainant for forwarding a favorable enquiry report - However, it is not satisfactorily proved as to how currency notes reached in the pocket of accused - It is also not proved that colour of currency notes did..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 432, Prisons Act, 1894, Section 59, New Punjab Jail Manual -- Para 431 - Premature release - Denial of - Challenge - Convict involved in criminal conspiracy, smuggling of arms, and explosives - As per his conduct he was having wide network to cause harm and create disturbance to national security - Merely because convict was..........
Municipal Laws -- Construction in excess of sanctioned plan - Nine floors constructed instead of six floors - Compounding by making illegal construction as legal construction by paying compounding fee, a closed chapter, as writ petition as well as appeal already dismissed by Supreme Court - Municipal Corporation directed to demolish the unauthorized structures within four..........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 7, 13(2), 13(1)(d) -- Illegal gratification - Demand - Failure to prove demand - Offence not made out - Accused acquitted...........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 7, 13(2), 13(1)(d)(ii) -- Illegal gratification - Allegation that accused demanded Rs.500 from complainant for electricity connection - However, complainant contradicted his own statement in cross-examination and stated that he has paid sum of Rs.500 to accused only towards outstanding loan amount - Moreover, there is..........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 8, 9 -- Illegal gratification - Offence u/ss 8 & 9 of the Act can be committed by any person for himself or on behalf of any person, even without the knowledge and consent of concerned public servant...........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 8, 9 -- Illegal gratification - In order to invite an offence u/ss 8, 9 of the Act, gratification need not be obtained or shared by public servant concerned - It is also not required that prosecution should establish that person accepting gratification has somehow prevailed upon the concerned public servant...........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 10, 8, 9 -- Abetment of offence u/ss 8, 9 of the Act by public servant - Public servant need not necessarily be a co-accused - He could be made a co-accused only with the aid of Ss.8, 9 of the Act when illegal gratification was obtained or attempted to be obtained with his knowledge or consent, or with the aid of S.10 of the Act,..........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 8, 9, 12 -- Illegal gratification - Private person can independently be proceeded against for an offence u/ss 8, 9, 12 of the Act, without the junction of a public servant as co-accused...........
