Public Servant Can Be Convicted Under Prevention of Corruption Act Even If Co-Accused Is Acquitted of Conspiracy: SC

Central Bureau of Investigation Vs Baljeet Singh (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court held that public servant can be duly convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 on the basis of evidence inspite of the fact that co-accused is acquitted of conspiracy charges. Facts- PW1, the complainant, was the partner of a firm whose Assessing Officer under the Income Tax Act was the 1st appellant/ 1st accused; Al . There was a notice issued to the assessee for the assessment year 2008-09 as pending in the office of Al, to finalize which PW1 had approached the 2nd appellant/2nd accused; A2,...