RAJENDRA PRASAD JAIN vs SHEEL BHADRA YAJEE & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision regarding the election petition challenging the appellant's election to the Rajya Sabha on grounds of bribery and offer of bribery. The Court ruled that under Article 28 of the Letters Patent, a reference to a single Judge was valid, and the evidence regarding the offer of bribery was appropriately considered. It established that an offer of bribery does not require a specific amount to be deemed corrupt practice, affirming the findings of the lower courts.