Lr`s Of Late Shri Shiv Chand vs State Of Rajasthan

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2022 Supreme(Raj) 1661

PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI
Lr`s Of Late Shri Shiv Chand – Appellant
Versus
State Of Rajasthan – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Mr Vishal Sharma, Advocate, for the Appellant
Mr. Abhishek Purohit, Addl.G.A, for the Respondent

JUDGMENT

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

"It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that this appeal may kindly be allowed, judgment and order passed by the learned Special Judge, Prevention of Corruption Cases, Jodhpur dated 7.9.2000 may kindly be quashed and set aside and the accused- appellant may kindly be acquitted for the alleged charges leveled against him."

2. This Criminal Appeal has been preferred against the judgment dated 07.09.2000 whereby the learned Special Judge, Prevention of Corruption Act Cases, Jodhpur convicted Shiv Chand, for the offences under Sections 7 & 13 (1) (d)(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and sentenced him to undergo a sentence of 1 year R.I. along with a fine of Rs.2,000/- in default of payment of which, he was to undergo further 3 months S.I. and 2 years R.I. along with a fine of Rs.4,000/- in default of payment of which he was to undergo further 6 months S.I., respectively.

3. At the outset, learned counsel for the appellant submits that convicted person, Shiv Chand passed away, on 21.03.2019, and that his legal heirs have been taken on the record, and are the app