SURESH KUMAR GUPTA vs STATE OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 04.12.2025 Pronounced on : 06.12.2025 Uploaded on : 06.12.2025 + CRL.A. 234/2003 SURESH KUMAR GUPTA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Vikas Pahwa, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Purniam Maheshwari, Mr. M.L. Yadav, Mr. Kushagra Bansal and Mr. Jasmeet Singh, Advocates alongwith appellant in person versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahalot, APP for State with SI Bheem Singh, PS ACB, GNCTD, Delhi Mr. Krishan Kumar and Mr. Anubhav Kumar, Advocates for victim CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal has been filed against the judgment of conviction dated 19.04.2003 and order on sentence dated 22.04.2003 passed in CC No. 32/2000 arising out of FIR No. 37/1999 registered under Sections 7/13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (“PC Act”) at the Anti-Corruption Branch. Vide the impugned order on sentence, the appellant was sentenced to undergo RI for a period of 3 years alongwith payment of fine of Rs.12,500/-, Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:PREM MOHAN CHOUDHARY CRL.A. 234/2003 Page 1 of 9 Signing Date:06.12.2025 21:53:44 in default whereof he would undergo RI for a period of 4 months, for the offence punishable under Section 7 PC Act. He was further sentenced to undergo RI for a period of 4 years alongwith payment of fine of Rs.12,500/-, in default whereof he would undergo RI for a period of 4 months, for the offence punishable under Section 13(1)(d) PC Act. Both sentences were directed to run concurrently. 2. The case of the prosecution, as emerging from the record, is that the appellant was apprehended in a trap organised by the Anti-Corruption Branch officials for having demanded and obtained illegal gratification from the complainant/Sanjeev Chauhan f