Supreme Court of India · 2009-03-03
Y. Venkaiah vs State Of A.P
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2009 SUPREME COURT 2311
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Y. Venkaiah
- Respondent
- State Of A.P
- Bench
- R.M. Lodha, Asok Kumar Ganguly, S.B. Sinha
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions under Sections 120B, 420, 468, 477A IPC and Section 5(2) r/w 5(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for the accused involved in a conspiracy to draw scholarships for fictitious students. The Court affirmed the trial court's sentences of rigorous imprisonment for three years for A-1, A-3, and A-4, and 18 months for A-2, along with fines. The judgment of the Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissing the appeals was also upheld, confirming the lower court's findings.