Courts Supreme Court
Supreme Court acquits corruption appellant, finds no pecuniary advantage
The case concerns whether the appellant's conviction for corruption can be sustained when the High Court found no evidence of pecuniary advantage, and the Court ultimately acquitted the appellant.
Who it concerns: Petitioner: Khanindra Kr. Dutta; Respondent: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI); Bench: Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran.
What the court decided
- Allowed the Criminal Appeal.
- Acquitted the appellant under Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
- Ordered the appellant's release forthwith if in custody and not required in any other case.
- Cancelled the appellant's bail bonds if already on bail.
- Disposed of any pending applications.
Also in the document
- The Court noted that the High Court had categorically found no evidence of pecuniary advantage, which is a mandatory requirement for conviction under Section 13(1)(d).
- The Court observed that the prosecution examined 62 witnesses, but the High Court referred to only 9 of them.
- The Court expressed concern that voluminous and often irrelevant evidence in corruption cases contributes to long pendency.
- The Court noted the CBI failed to challenge the High Court's acquittal of the appellant under IPC sections 420 and 477A.
How this was written
An AI model running on our own computer read the government document and wrote this summary. No person has checked it.
✓ Figures checked. Every number in this summary was found in the document by an automated check.
That check compares numbers only. It cannot confirm that the wording says what the document says — so the original document is always the authority.
The original document
Supreme Court of India — orders & judgments
Court order · 9 Sep 2026
Read it here
Discussion
No one has discussed this document yet.