Supreme Court of India · 2021-02-02
The State Of Gujarat vs Bhalchandra Laxmishankar Dave
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2021 SUPREME COURT 718
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- The State Of Gujarat
- Respondent
- Bhalchandra Laxmishankar Dave
- Author
- M. R. Shah
- Bench
- M. R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy, Ashok Bhushan
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court overturned the Gujarat High Court's acquittal of Bhalchandra Laxmishankar Dave, who was charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The High Court had quashed the conviction by the Special Judge, Bharuch, which the Supreme Court found to be erroneous. The court emphasized the importance of upholding convictions in corruption cases to deter such offenses and remanded the case for further proceedings.