RAM CHANDER vs STATE

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 11.12.2025 Pronounced on : 18.12.2025 Uploaded on : 18.12.2025 CRL.A. 242/2006 RAM CHANDER .....Appellant Through: Mr. S.C. Buttan, Mr. Ojasvi Annadi Shambhu, and Mr. Nikhil Thakran, Advocates. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr Pradeep Gahalot, APP for State. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. Vide the present appeal, the appellant seeks setting aside of the judgment of conviction dated 01.04.2006 and the order on sentence dated 03.04.2006 rendered in the context of trial held in CC No. 61/1999 arising out of FIR No. 39/1998 registered under Sections 7/13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (“PC Act”) at the Anti-Corruption Branch. The Trial Court convicted the appellant for the offences under Section 7 and under Section 13(1)(d) punishable under Section 13(2) PC Act. He was subsequently directed to undergo RI for a period of 1 year and 6 months along with paying a fine of Rs.4,000/-, in default whereof he would undergo 2 2. The prosecution case emerging from the complaint dated 07.10.1998 filed by one Rakesh Kumar was captured by the Trial Court as under:- “I