RAM LAL v. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
Case at a glance
Outcome
Conviction upheld
conviction under Sections 477-A IPC and 409 IPC is confirmed and the
Provisions considered
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 ss. 409, 468, 471
- Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 ss. 13(1)(C), 13(1)(c), 13(2)
Judgment
1.3 The conviction of the appellant under Section 13(1)(c) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and sentence of imprisonment of two years is confirmed. The conviction under Sections 477-A IPC and 409 IPC is confirmed. The occurrence was of the year 1992-94. Considering the passage of time and the facts and circumstance of the case, the sentence of imprisonment imposed on the appellant under Section 409 IPC is reduced to three years. [Paras 17, 18] [866-F-G] Sahadevan and Another v. State of Tamil Nadu (2012) 6 SCC 403 : [2012] 4 SCR 366 – relied on.
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: conviction under Sections 477-A IPC and 409 IPC is confirmed and the
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Indian Penal Code, 1860 — ss. 409, 468, 471; Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — ss. 13(1)(C), 13(1)(c), 13(2).
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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