Supreme Court: Tainted money recovery without bribe demand proof not enough for PC Act conviction

The case involves an appeal against a conviction under Sections 7 and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, where the appellant was found guilty of accepting a bribe for an official act, but the Supreme Court held that recovery of tainted money without proof of bribe demand is insufficient for conviction.

Appellant: Jaswinder Singh (deceased, represented by legal representatives); Respondent: State of Punjab; Bench: Ujjal Bhuyan, J.

• The Supreme Court held that recovery of tainted money without proof of bribe demand is insufficient to convict under Sections 7 and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
• The Court referred to its earlier judgment in P. Satyanarayana Murthy Vs. State of A.P. stating that proof of demand of illegal gratification is the gravamen of the offence under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d)(i) and (ii).
• The Court noted that mere acceptance of money or recovery thereof, without proof of demand, would not suffice for conviction under the Act.

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