Man convicted by trial court for taking ₹300 bribe acquitted by Supreme Court after 18 years

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Rajesh Bindal noted that even the trial court had conceded that there was no proof of the accused demanding the bribe.
Justices Abhay S Oka and Rajesh Bindal
Justices Abhay S Oka and Rajesh Bindal

A man who was held guilty for accepting a bribe of ₹300 was acquitted by the Supreme Court on Thursday 18 years after he was convicted by the trial court in 2005 [Jagtar Singh vs State of Punjab].

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