PC Act

Punjab and Haryana High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The demand for Rs. 1000 — however modest in quantum — is not to be seen in isolation but must be viewed in light of the position held by the accused engineer and the context of the demand. The act of coercing an ordinary citizen to pay a bribe for availing a rightful service, amounts to gross misconduct.”

Prevention of Corruption Act
Experts CornerNumen Law Offices

by Lakshmi Raman*

Quash FIR under PC Act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

SBI suffered losses of Rs. 6.13 Crores approximately, causing a substantial injury to the public exchequer and consequently, hampering the public interest…“Economic offences affect the economy of the country as a whole and pose a serious threat to the financial health of the country. If such offences are viewed lightly, the confidence and trust of the public will be shaken.”

To Stay or Not to Stay
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Ram Kumar†

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of Jaswant Singh and S.K. Panigrahi, JJ., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The present

Op EdsOP. ED.

by Rahul M. Shankhar*