Supreme Court of India · 2022-08-24
PUSHPENDRA KUMAR SINHA vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND
- Citation / case number
- SC 2021/8416
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- PUSHPENDRA KUMAR SINHA
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF JHARKHAND
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. ABDUL NAZEER
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the appeal against the High Court's affirmation of the dismissal of the appellant's discharge application under Section 239 of the Cr.P.C. The appellant was charged with multiple offenses under the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act related to his conduct as an Executive Engineer. The court upheld the lower court's decision, emphasizing the sufficiency of evidence to proceed with the trial.