Prakash Manihar vs State - 2022 Supreme(Raj) 340

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2022 Supreme(Raj) 340

PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI
Prakash Manihar – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :M.S. Rajpurohit, Advocate.
For the Respondents: Arun Kumar, P.P.

JUDGMENT/ORDER :

Pushpendra Singh Bhati, J.

1. This Criminal Appeal under Section 374 Cr.P.C. has been preferred with the following prayer:-

It is, therefore, prayed that this Hon'ble Court will be pleased to send for the record of the lower court, peruse the same and after perusal quash the convictions and sentences passed against the appellant or pass any other orders that this Hon'ble court deems fit and proper."

2. This Criminal Appeal has been preferred against the judgment dated 02.12.1991 passed Special Court (Anti Corruption Cases), Bhilwara, in Case No. 4/91 (4/83) whereby the appellant was convicted under Section 161 I.P.C. and Section 5(1)(d)(2) Prevention of Corruption Act.

3. Brief facts of the case as placed before this Court by learned counsel for the appellant are that the appellant was an Assistant Engineer, R.S.E.B., Gangrar in the month of March, 1982, and that on 04.03.1982, one Mohan Jat appeared before the Anti Corruption Dept. Chittorgarh and complained against the appellant stating that a demand for illegal gratification, to the tune of Rs. 200/- was made from him by the appellant. And that, on the very same day, proceedings were conducted and the D.S.P. along w