STATE, C.B.I., HYDERABAD vs EDWIN DEVASAHAYAM

The Supreme Court overturned the acquittal of the accused by the Andhra Pradesh High Court, affirming the conviction under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The Court established that the demand and acceptance of bribe by a public servant, as evidenced by the testimony of the complainant and the trap laid by the CBI, constituted sufficient grounds for conviction. The accused was sentenced to six months of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 1,000, thereby upholding the trial court's decision on the bribery charge.