The Supreme Court acquitted former Assam Veterinary Department store-in-charge Khanindra Kr. Dutta, holding that conviction under Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act cannot stand without proof of pecuniary advantage.
Read Full ArticleJharkhand High Court reduces the sentence of a former fund clerk convicted in a ₹300 bribery case dating back to 1993, citing three decades of trial agony and period already undergone.
Supreme Court acquits two Gujarat Panchayat employees in bribery case, holding that demand of bribe must be proved beyond reasonable doubt before presumption under Section 20 can arise.
Supreme Court held that mere presence at the scene cannot establish criminal conspiracy and upheld the acquittal of two Excise Inspectors in a 1995 bribery case.
Bombay High Court acquits former Zilla Parishad engineer, holding that mere acceptance of bribe is insufficient unless demand and valid sanction are proved.
Supreme Court rejects the plea to shift Telangana CM’s trial outside the state; orders appointment of special prosecutor for a fair trial.
Supreme Court rules bribery not protected under Parliamentary privileges, overturning 1998 judgment, ensuring accountability and integrity.
Explore the plea filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay in the Supreme Court, seeking a relook at the 1998 Narasimha Rao Case that involved bribery by JMM MPs. Discover the significance of this move...
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![Jharkhand HC Cuts Sentence in 1993 ₹300 Bribe Case, Cites Three Decades of Trial Agony [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/08/lj_1945_ChatGPT_Image_Aug_28,_2026,_01_03_09_AM.webp)
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![Mere Presence at Spot Cannot Establish Conspiracy, SC Upholds Acquittal in Bribery Case [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/06/lj_5427_ChatGPT_Image_Jun_30,_2026,_02_29_46_PM.webp)
![Mere Acceptance of Bribe Is Not Sufficient Unless Demand Is Proved: Bombay HC Acquits Former Zilla Parishad Executive Engineer in Corruption Case [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2025/12/lj_6748_Bombay_HC_Acquits.webp)
!['Bribery not protected as Parliamentary privileges,' SC overrules 1998 majority view in P V Narasimha Rao case [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2024/03/lj_6982_SC-Rules-Against-Bribery-Immunity.webp)
![Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay Files Supreme Court Plea to Revisit 1998 Narasimha Rao Case, Targeting Corruption in Indian Parliament [Read Petition]](/secure/uploads/2023/09/lj_6348_1998_Narasimha_Rao_Case_.jpg)
