https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174206 Acceptance of a bribe by a public servant was treated as falling within criminal misconduct under section 5(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, because "obtains" was read broadly to include solicitation, acceptance of bribe money, and procurement of pecuniary advantage by abuse of official position. A railway servant was also treated as a public servant for that Act, in light of the relevant statutory definitions and amendments. The use of a trap case did not, by itself, justify reducing the gravity of the offence or interfering with conviction or sentence. The convictions and sentences were affirmed. en-us Fri, 09 Mar 1956 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 03 Oct 2015 13:17:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174206 Acceptance of a bribe by a public servant was treated as falling within criminal misconduct under section 5(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, because "obtains" was read broadly to include solicitation, acceptance of bribe money, and procurement of pecuniary advantage by abuse of official position. A railway servant was also treated as a public servant for that Act, in light of the relevant statutory definitions and amendments. The use of a trap case did not, by itself, justify reducing the gravity of the offence or interfering with conviction or sentence. The convictions and sentences were affirmed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 09 Mar 1956 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174206