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Supreme Court judgments on Section 7, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

21 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 7 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

Central Bureau of Investigation vs Baljeet Singh
SC · 10 March 2026
[2026] 3 S.C.R. 415 : 2026 INSC 221
Bereft of proof of the conspiracy theory and finding absence of the demand of bribe, the conviction of both the accused (A1 and A2) was overturned by the High Court.
K. Pounammal vs State Represented by Inspector of Police
SC · 21 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 1371 : 2025 INSC 1014
Issue arose as regards the reduction of sentence awarded to the inspector convicted and sentenced u/ss.7 and 13(2) rw s.13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for demanding and accepting a bribe from a factor…
Mini vs CBI / SPE Cochin
SC · 13 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 799 : 2025 INSC 980
This appeal is by widow of the deceased convict against the judgment and order of the High Court whereby conviction of her husband, u/ss.7, 13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, has been upheld.
A. Karunanithi vs The State Represented by Inspector of Police
SC · 12 August 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 130 : 2025 INSC 967
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court upholding conviction and sentence of the appellants u/ss.13 and 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for demand and acceptance of illega…
M Sambasiva Rao vs The State of Andhra Pradesh
SC · 17 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 1183 : 2025 INSC 868
Whether the High Court erred in convicting the appellant-accused no.1 u/s.120B, IPC and ss.7, 13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d), Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 by reversing the finding of acquittal of the Trial Court.
State of Lokayuktha Police, Davanagere1 vs C B Nagaraj
SC · 19 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 1037 : 2025 INSC 736
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court setting aside the order of conviction of the respondent u/ss.7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for the demand of ill…
Paritala Sudhakar vs State of Telangana
SC · 9 May 2025
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 180 : 2025 INSC 655
The appellant was convicted for the offence punishable u/s.7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and also for the offence punishable u/s.13(1)(d) r/w. s.13(2) of the Act by the trial Court. The High Court affirmed…
Dashrath vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 24 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2536 : 2025 INSC 654
The conviction of the appellant as well as the sentence imposed on him u/ss.7 and 13(1)(d) r/w. s.13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 is questioned.
The State of Karnataka vs Chandrasha
SC · 26 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 1472 : 2024 INSC 928
Issue as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court setting aside the conviction of the respondent-government servant u/ss.7 and 13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for deman…
Arvind Kejriwal vs Central Bureau of Investigation
SC · 13 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 683 : 2024 INSC 687
The instant appeals are directed against the judgments and orders dated 05.08.2024 passed by the High Court, dismissing the appellant’s challenge to his arrest being illegal as well as his application for the grant of re…
Mir Mustafa Ali Hasmi vs The State of A.P.
SC · 10 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 640 : 2024 INSC 503
The question arose whether the prosecution was able to prove beyond all manner of doubt the fact that the appellant demanded and accepted bribe from the complainant; and whether the courts below were justified in convict…
Central Bureau of Investigation vs Santosh Karnani & Anr.
SC · 17 April 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 476 : 2023 INSC 380
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss. 7, 13(1), 13(2) – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s. 41A, 438 – Constitution of India – Art. 21 – Tax Department initiated search and seizure action against the complainant’s c…
Soundarajan vs State Rep. by the Inspector of Police Vigilance Anticorruption Dindigul
SC · 17 April 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 133 : 2023 INSC 377
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 : ss. 7, 13(1)(d), r/w 13(2) – Illegal gratification – Appellant-Sub-Registrar demanded gratification of Rs.500/- from the complainant-PW 2, for handing over the registered sale deed –…
Neeraj Dutta vs State (Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi)
SC · 17 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 997 : 2023 INSC 245
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 : ss. 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) – Proof of demand of illegal gratification – Prosecution case that a trap was laid and the appellant-Electricity Inspector came with the co-accused and demanded…
Neeraj Dutta vs State (Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi)
SC · 15 December 2022
[2022] 5 S.C.R. 104 : 2022 INSC 1280
Prevention of Corruption Act 1988: ss.7 and 13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2) – In the absence of evidence of the complainant (direct/primary, oral/documentary evidence) it is permissible to draw an inferential deduction of culpabili…
Jarnail Singh & Anr. vs State of Punjab
SC · 12 July 2022
[2022] 13 S.C.R. 196 : 2022 INSC 708
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 409/109, 420/109, 467/109, 471/109, 474/109, 477-A/109 and 120-B – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss. 13(i)(d) and 7 – Allegations against the General Manager of the State Roadways Depot, that…
Rajesh Gupta vs State through Central Bureau of Investigation
SC · 29 March 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 864 : 2022 INSC 359
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988: s.7 – For an offence under s.7, the demand of illegal gratification is a sine qua non to prove the guilt – Mere recovery of currency notes cannot constitute an offence under s.7 unless…
N. Vijayakumar vs State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 3 February 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 63 : 2021 INSC 60
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss.7, 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) – Appellant-accused was Sanitary Inspector in 8th Ward of Madurai Municipal Corporation – Case of prosecution that he demanded Rs.500/- and a cell phone as il…
Dashrath Singh Chauhan vs Central Bureau of Investigation
SC · 9 October 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 914 : 2018 INSC 940
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss.7 and 13(2) r/w 13(1) (d) – Conviction under – When not proper – Complainant (PW-1) lodged FIR against the appellant and co-accused, both employees of Delhi Electricity Supply Unde…
Kannan vs State Rep. by Inspector of Police
SC · 12 September 2018
[2018] 11 S.C.R. 650 : 2018 INSC 809
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss.7 and 13(2) r/w. s.13(1)(d) – Prosecution case was that Deputy Commercial Tax Officer (PW-4) along with A-1, who was then working as Assistant Commercial Tax Officer, inspected a g…
The State of Gujarat vs Navinbhai Chandrakant Joshi etc.
SC · 17 July 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 329 : 2018 INSC 613
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss. 7 and 13(1)(d) – Illegal gratification – On facts, accused no. 1 demanded bribe from the complainant, trap arranged and tainted currency notes seized from accused no. 2 – Trial co…

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