GURUVIAH vs STATE REP. BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Sections 13(1)(d), 13(2), and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, affirming the one-year rigorous imprisonment sentence. The Court found that the circumstantial evidence indicated the appellants were complicit in the demand for illegal gratification, despite their defense claiming they acted under the belief that the payment was for land tax arrears. The Court emphasized that mere recovery of money from the appellants sufficed for conviction, as they were part of a design to facilitate the illegal transaction.