News Bombay High Court: No Sanction Required to Prosecute Retired Public Servant — “Sanction Not Required If Accused Had Retired Before Cognizance; Departmental Exoneration Does Not Bar Criminal Prosecution” — Revision Seeking Discharge Rejected RawlawFebruary 19, 20266 min read
News Bombay High Court holds private manpower contractor is not a public servant under anti-corruption law—“No public duty, no statutory control”; bribery FIR quashed RawlawFebruary 8, 20267 min read
News Delhi High Court acquits public servant in bribery trap appeal — “Demand is sine qua non”, shaky shadow witness and missing allottee testimony create reasonable doubt RawlawJanuary 7, 20268 min read
News Kerala High Court Upholds Conviction of Public Servant for Bribe Demand, Reduces Sentence: “Proof of Demand Is the Sine Qua Non of Corruption Offences” RawlawOctober 13, 20257 min read
News Kerala High Court Partially Allows Appeal by Reducing Sentence While Upholding Conviction of Public Servant Under Corruption Law After Accepting Bribe, Citing Sufficient Proof of Demand and Acceptance Despite Absence of Direct Evidence, Distinguishes Criminal Misconduct From Civil Dispute, Declines Acquittal Request RawlawJuly 25, 20254 min read
News Orissa High Court Dismisses Plea for Discharge from Disproportionate Assets Case Against Wife of Public Servant; Holds Income Tax Returns Cannot Be Sole Ground for Discharge at Framing of Charge Stage “Even a strong suspicion founded on material on record is sufficient to frame a charge” RawlawJuly 16, 20256 min read
News Kerala High Court Refuses to Discharge President of Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha in Bribery and Conspiracy Case, Holding “Prima Facie Evidence of Conspiracy and Public Servant Status Warrants Trial Under Prevention of Corruption Act” RawlawJuly 8, 20255 min read
News Kerala High Court Quashes Prevention of Corruption Charges Against Trustees and Priest of Sree Ayyappan Kavu Temple Citing Absence of Government Funding and Clarifies Scope of Public Servant Under PC Act, 2018 RawlawJuly 6, 20255 min read
