Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal of School Teacher Despite Finding He Is a Public Servant Under IPC Section 21 Clause 9. The Teacher’s Acceptance of Money to Secure a Job Did Not Constitute an Offence Under Section 161 IPC or Section 5(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 Because No Evidence Showed He Intended to Approach a Public Servant.
22 Apr 1959The State of Ajmer (now Rajasthan) appealed to the Supreme Court against the acquittal of Shivji Lal, a teacher in a railway school, who was prosecute...
