Dadasaheb Dagdurao More vs State Of Mah
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Case Significance
Dadasaheb Dagdurao More vs State Of Mah is a Bombay High Court decision dated December 24, 2025 (citation: ik-46184849). A Junior Clerk in the PWD Sub Division at Georai appealed his 2007 conviction under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly demanding Rs.500 bribe from a watchman for making entries in his service book. The Court allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellant, finding the prosecution failed to establish the foundational fact of 'demand' required to invoke the presumption under Section 20 of the PC Act, following the Supreme Court's settled law The case was heard by Justice Sushil M. Ghodeswar. Counsel appearing: A.S. Mantri (counsel for respondent), Joydeep Chatterji (counsel for appellant).
Summary
A Junior Clerk in the PWD Sub Division at Georai appealed his 2007 conviction under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly demanding Rs.500 bribe from a watchman for making entries in his service book. The Court allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellant, finding the prosecution failed to establish the foundational fact of 'demand' required to invoke the presumption under Section 20 of the PC Act, following the Supreme Court's settled law in B. Jayaraj, P. Satyanarayana Murthy, and Neeraj Dutta that mere recovery of tainted currency is insufficient for conviction.
What was the outcome of Dadasaheb Dagdurao More vs State Of Mah?
A Junior Clerk in the PWD Sub Division at Georai appealed his 2007 conviction under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly demanding Rs.500 bribe fro...
Judgment
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