Supreme Court of India

A. Karunanithi v. The State Represented by Inspector of Police

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Bench Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B. Varale JJ.
Decided 12 August 2025

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, we confirm the conviction of A-1 but reduce his sentence from three and two years respectively to the minimum of one year for both the offences as prescribed under the Act.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court upholding conviction and sentence of the appellants u/ss.13 and 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for demand and acceptance of illegal gratification. Headnotes† Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss.13(1)(d), 13(2), 7 – Illegal gratification – Demand and accetance – Case of demand and acceptance of illegal gratification against the Village Administrative Officer and Village Assistant working in the same office, by the complainant – Trap laid, the Village Administrative Officer…

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