Manohar Lal vs State of Rajasthan - 2022 Supreme(Raj) 423

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2022 Supreme(Raj) 423

PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI
Manohar Lal – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellants : Mr. Chaitanya Gehlot a/w Mr. Bhawani Singh & Mr. Amit Kumar Purohit
For the Respondents: Mr. Arun Kumar, P.P.

JUDGMENT :

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

“It is, therefore, respectfully prayed that this appeal may kindly be allowed and the accused appellant may be acquitted of all the charges levelled against him.”

2. This Criminal Appeal has been preferred against the impugned judgment of conviction, dated 17.11.2000, passed by the Sessions Court (Prevention of Corruption Cases) whereby the appellant was found guilty for the offences under Sections 7 and 13(1) (d) read with Section 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and sentenced to undergo 1 year R.I. along with a fine of Rs. 1000/- in default of payment of which he was to further undergo 3 months R.I.

3. The sentence awarded to the appellant was suspended by this Court, vide order dated 23.11.2000 in S.B Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 458/2000.

4. Brief facts of the case as revealed from the record are that on 24.07.1997, complainant Munshiram S/o Bahadurchand Arora R/o Sri Ganganagar lodged a written report at the A.C.B. Sri Ganganagar, stating therein that he had sought a copy (nakal) of a particular land record (jamabandi), for which he approached the