Demanded Rs. 300 As Bribe Two Decades Ago: SC Upholds 1 Year Jail Term For Ex-Revenue Dept. Official [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of a former Patwari, an official Revenue Department of State of Punjab, who was convicted for demanding a bribe of Rs. 300/-. In 1999,The Trial Court had convicted Gurdip Singh under Sections 7 and Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for four years and to pay...