Deepak Laxman Shinde vs State Of Mah

ik-74985974 Bombay High Court 12 November 2024 • CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 5 OF 2005 • 17 min read

Judges (1)

Counsel (4)

N.R. Dhorde Counsel Appellant S. K. Shirse Counsel Respondent S.P. Nimbalkar Counsel Appellant V. R. Dhorde Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

State of Maharashtra Respondent Deepak Laxman Shinde Appellant

Case Significance

Deepak Laxman Shinde vs State Of Mah is a Bombay High Court decision dated November 12, 2024 (citation: ik-74985974). A Junior Engineer with MSEB appealed his 2004 conviction under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for accepting a bribe from a farmer seeking an electricity connection at Karjat, Ahmednagar. The Court found the prosecution proved the demand and acceptance of the bribe with anthracene powder on the accused's fingers, upheld the presumption under Section 20, and dismissed the appeal. The accused was directed to surrender to bail bonds within six weeks.</ The case was heard by Justice Kishore C. Sant. Counsel appearing: N.R. Dhorde (counsel for appellant), S. K. Shirse (counsel for respondent), S.P. Nimbalkar (counsel for appellant), V. R. Dhorde (counsel for appellant).

Summary

A Junior Engineer with MSEB appealed his 2004 conviction under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for accepting a bribe from a farmer seeking an electricity connection at Karjat, Ahmednagar. The Court found the prosecution proved the demand and acceptance of the bribe with anthracene powder on the accused's fingers, upheld the presumption under Section 20, and dismissed the appeal. The accused was directed to surrender to bail bonds within six weeks.

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