{"id":158484,"date":"2017-09-21T12:41:04","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T07:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=158484"},"modified":"2018-02-02T14:29:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T08:59:22","slug":"s-8-of-the-prevention-of-corruption-act-covers-persons-other-than-public-servants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2017\/09\/21\/s-8-of-the-prevention-of-corruption-act-covers-persons-other-than-public-servants\/","title":{"rendered":"S. 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act covers persons other than public servants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Karnataka <\/strong><strong> High Court:<\/strong> While passing the order in a revision petition filed with a prayer to set aside the order passed by the Special Court, a Single Judge Bench of Rathnakala, J. held that the order of the Court below was a well-reasoned order not warranting revisional jurisdiction of the High Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The petitioner, a Chartered Accountant, was accused of assisting in taking bribe by the Income Tax Assessing Officer and was charged for offences punishable under Ss. 7 and 8 read with S. 13(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and S. 120-B of IPC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia submitted that the petitioner was not a public servant and does not fall within the purview of the PC Act. The learned Special Judge disagreed with the contentions of the petitioner-Accused No. 2, and opined that prima facie case was disclosed to suspect that the petitioner-Accused No. 2 had committed the offence under S. 120-B of IPC and S. 8 of the PC Act.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The High Court after perusing S. 8 of the PC Act along with the definition of public servant as contemplated by the definition clause (c) of S. 2 of the Act, held that the words \u2018Whoever\u2019 and \u2018for himself or any other person\u2019 as accruing in S. 8 covers persons other than public servants. It was also found on perusing the records that the petitioner made demand for bribe on behalf of the first accused.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court held that the impugned order was a well reasoned order passed by the Special Judge and there were no grounds to interfere with the same by exercising the revisional jurisdiction. Accordingly, the revision petition was dismissed. 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