State Of Punjab vs Nirmal Kaur

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, in the case of Nirmal Kaur, who was accused of various IPC offences while running a coaching centre. The Court held that the High Court was correct in ruling that Kaur was not a public servant as defined under Section 2(c) of the Act, and thus could not be charged under Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2). The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision to quash the charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act while allowing the trial for IPC offences to proceed.