Supreme Court of India · 1959-12-15
SRI C. I. EMDEN vs THE STATE OF U. P.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1958/44
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SRI C. I. EMDEN
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF U. P.
- Author
- SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.(),GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B.,SUBBARAO, K.,GUPTA, K.C. DAS,SHAHC.
- Bench
- SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.(CJ),GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B.,SUBBARAO, K.,GUPTA, K.C. DAS,SHAH, J.C.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 161 IPC and Section 4 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, for accepting a bribe of Rs. 375. The Court ruled that Section 4 does not violate Article 14 of the Constitution, as it establishes a rational classification of public servants to combat bribery. The presumption of guilt under Section 4 was deemed valid, as the appellant failed to provide a satisfactory rebuttal to the presumption that the money received was not legal remuneration.