In Brief
An Inspector with the Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking was convicted of demanding and accepting a ₹4,000 bribe for facilitating an electricity connection. Both he and his co-accused were acquitted of conspiracy charges. The Supreme Court held that once conspiracy was disproved, the corruption charges—which depended on that conspiracy—could not stand. Additionally, the prosecution failed to prove that the appellant accepted the bribe; the money was accepted by his co-accused. The Court ruled that proving both demand and acceptance is mandatory under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The conviction was set aside and the appellant was acquitted.
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