PC Act | Public Servant's Demand Of Bribe Ought To Be Verified Before Initiating Trap Proceedings: Supreme Court

Yash Mittal

14 July 2024 5:32 PM IST

  • PC Act | Public Servants Demand Of Bribe Ought To Be Verified Before Initiating Trap Proceedings: Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court has reiterated that the public servant cannot be held guilty of accepting a bribe unless the prosecution has established the demand of a bribe and its subsequent acceptance by the public servant. The Court said that when a trap is laid down to catch the public servant red-handed for accepting bribe, then the factum of demand of bribe by the public servant ought to be...

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