STATE vs SHIV KUMAR

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 23.09.2025 CRL.A. 981/2016 STATE .....Appellant Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahalot, APP for State versus SHIV KUMAR .....Respondent Through: None CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. The present appeal has been filed against the judgement of acquittal dated 24.01.2015 passed by Special Judge, (PC Act-05), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi in Corruption Case No. 20/2013 arising out of FIR No. 08/2011 registered under Sections 7/13 of Prevention of Corruption Act, (hereinafter, referred to as „PC Act‟) at P.S. Anti-Corruption Branch, Delhi. Vide the impugned judgement, the respondent was acquitted for the offences under Sections 7/13 PC Act. 2. The facts in a nutshell are that on 03.10.2011, the complainant/Inder Mohan Verma approached PS-ACB, Delhi, alleging that respondent/Shiv Kumar, an official of the Delhi Jal Board, demanded a bribe of Rs. 600/- for processing his application for water connection. On the basis of this complaint, a raiding party was constituted, consisting of the complainant (PW9), the panch witness Mr. Bhagwati Prasad (PW10), Insp. Yash Pal 3. Following investigation, charges came to be fram