Bribery Acquittal Restored: Mere Cash Recovery Insufficient Without Proving Demand & Acceptance – SC

P. Somaraju Vs State of Andhra Pradesh (Supreme Court of India) SC Restores Acquittal of Labour Officer in ACB Trap: Mere Recovery Without Proof of Demand & Acceptance Not Enough-SC Says Recovery Alone Cannot Establish Offence Under PC Act- Suspicion ≠ Proof: Supreme Court Reverses Conviction in Bribery Trap, Reaffirms Double Presumption of Innocence The appellant — P. Somaraju, then Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Hyderabad — was accused of demanding and accepting a ₹9,000 bribe (₹3,000 allegedly paid) from labour-contractor S. Venkat Reddy for renewal of three contract-labou...