SHANKERBHAI LALJIBHAI ROT Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The appellant calls in question legality of the judgment rendered by a learned Single Judge of the Gujarat High Court at Ahmedabad upholding his conviction under Ss. 7 and 13(1)(d) read with Sec. 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (in short "the Act"). The learned Special Judge, Ahmedabad had held the accused-appellant guilty and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine with default stipulations for each of the aforesaid offences.

(2.) Background facts necessary to be noted for disposal of the appeal are as follows:

(3.) In appeal, several points were urged questioning the conviction. The main stand was that there was discrepancy as to the alleged mode of demand of bribe. While the witnesses deposed that the demand was made by gestures and signs, the sanction order referred to the manner of demand being oral. It was also submitted that there was no proper sanction. The High Court did not accept the contentions advanced and by the impugned judgment confirmed the conviction and the sentence.