Corruption Charges Quashed Due to Insufficient Evidence of Conspiracy

Anup Kumar Srivastava Vs State Thr. CBI (Delhi High Court) In the case of Anup Kumar Srivastava Vs State Thr. CBI before the Delhi High Court, the petitioner, a former Commissioner of Excise, Delhi, along with co-accused, faced charges under Section 120-B of IPC and Sections 7, 12, and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The charges arose from an alleged conspiracy to conduct an illegal raid on 28th December 2011 at the premises of certain individuals to extract a bribe of ₹60 lakh. Based on source information, a trap was conducted on 2nd January 2012, resulting in the recovery of...