High Court of Karnataka Acquits Deputy Commissioner of Excise in Corruption Case — Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Conviction under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 set aside due to unreliable trap witnesses and lack of corroboration.
24 Feb 2020The appellant, Shivananda Bankolli, was the Deputy Commissioner of Excise at Mysore. He was convicted by the Principal Sessions Judge & Special Judge,...






