Supreme Court of India

State of Maharashtra v. Dnyaneshwar Laxman Rao Wankhede

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Decided 29 July 2009

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6 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

From the headnote

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988- s. 7(1) - Conviction under, of head constable for demand of illegal gratification - However, acquittal by High Court - Justification of - Held: Justified - Prosecution failed to prove its case - Sole surviving panch witness was not witness of demand and was disbelieved; and was also declared hostile - High Court considered the legal implication of s. '20 and did not place too much reliance on the minor inconsistencies in the statements of prosecution witnesses.

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 relied on · 4 referred to

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