C.Manickam vs State Of Tamil Nadu

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant, Manickam, under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 100. The Court found that the evidence, including the testimony of witnesses and the positive phenolphthalein test, sufficiently established the appellant's involvement in the corrupt act. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower courts' decisions regarding the conviction and sentence.