MOHD.ABBAS vs STATE

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 27.11.2025 Pronounced on : 10.12.2025 Uploaded on : 10.12.2025 + CRL.A.614/2002 MOHD. ABBAS .....Appellant Through: Mr K S Singh with Ms Tripti N Singh, Ms Ayushi Jain, Ms. Divyanshi Singh and Mr. Rahul Singh, Advocates. versus STATE (CBI) .....Respondent Through: Mr Atul Guleria, SPP CBI with Mr Aryan Rakesh and Ms Aekyi Chatterjee, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal has been preferred against the impugned judgment dated 26.07.2002 vide which the appellant was convicted for the offence punishable under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 [hereafter referred to as „PC Act‟] and vide order on sentence dated 27.07.2002, he was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for four years with a fine of Rs.500 for each offence, which were directed to run concurrently. It was further directed that in default of payment of fine, the appellant shall further undergo rigorous imprisonment for three months on each count. The present appeal was admitted and the appellant‟s sentence was suspended on 12.08.2002. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NIJAMUDDEEN ANSARI CRL.A. 614/2002 Page 1 of 13 Signing Date:10.12.2025 19:12:56 2. The impugned judgment was rendered in the context of a complaint received at the behest of Wing Commander M. Sharma, who alleged that on 27.07.1994, the appellant, who was working as a Junior Engineer (“JE”) in DDA, at about 10.15 A.M. demanded a sum of Rs.2,000/- as bribe for handing over the possession of a DDA SFS flat no.4300 on ground floor, in category II, Pocket- 5 & 6, Sector - B , Vasant Kunj to the wife of the complainant, who was the allottee of the said flat. As per further case of the pro