OM PARKASH vs STATE OF HARYANA

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, affirming that the acceptance of bribe by the Inspector was sufficiently proven despite the defense's claims of coercion and discrepancies in witness statements. The Court noted that the delay in lodging the FIR does not automatically invalidate the prosecution's case. The sentence was modified, reducing the Appellant's imprisonment to six months, while Umrao Singh's sentence was adjusted to the time already served.