SURJEET SINGH CHOUDHARY vs STATE

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 27.01.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 02.02.2026 + CRL.A. 788/2002 SURJEET SINGH CHOUDHARY .....Appellant Through: Mr. Sarthak Maggon, Advocate alongwith the wife and son of the appellant. versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Utkarsh, APP for State. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA JUDGMENT CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J. 1. In this appeal filed under Section 27 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 (the PC Act) read with Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (the Cr.P.C.), the sole accused in C.C. No. 29/1996 on the file of Special Judge, Delhi, assails the judgment dated 25.09.2002 and order on sentence dated 27.09.2002, as per which he has been convicted and sentenced for the offences punishable under Section 7 and Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the PC Act. Signature Not Verified CRL.A. 788/2002 Page 1 of 47 Signed By:KOMAL DHAWAN Signing Date:03.02.2026 10:47:00 2. The prosecution case is that the accused, while working as Security Officer (Health) in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and being a public servant, demanded illegal gratification of ₹10,000/- from PW2, a retired Security Supervisor (Health), for forwarding his pension file to the Additional Commissioner (Health), and on 22.11.1993 agreed to accept ₹5,000/- on 24.11.1993 at his residence as part payment, with the balance to be paid at the time of final settlement of the pension claim. 3. On 24.11.1993, PW4 lodged a complaint, that is, Exhibit. PW2/A with the Anti-Corruption Branch, CBI, Delhi, based on which Crime No.53/1993, that is, Exhibit. PW14/A FIR was registered alleging commission of offences punishable under Sections 7 and 13(2) r/w Section 13(1)(d) of the PC Act. 4. PW14, Inspector, Ant