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PC Act | Mere Recovery Of Tainted Currency Notes Not Enough To Convict Public Servant Without Proof Of Bribery Demand: Supreme Court

03 May 2025, 11:07 AM

While holding that stamp vendors qualify as 'public servants' for invoking the Prevention of Corruption Act proceedings against them, the Supreme Court clarified that mere recovery of tainted money is not sufficient to establish guilt under the Act unless the demand for such money is also proven. The Court said that mere acceptance of illegal gratification without proof of offer by...