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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.

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