Shiv Nandan Dixit vs State Of U.P

The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of the appellants under Section 120B IPC, Section 161 IPC, and Section 5(1)(d) read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, affirming the High Court's reduction of sentence to one year rigorous imprisonment. The Court established that the demand for bribe and the subsequent acceptance of money constituted clear evidence of corruption, satisfying the elements required under the cited statutes. The appeals were dismissed, confirming the lower court's findings and penalties.