Public Servant Cannot Be Punished Without Proof of Personal Pecuniary Gain, Accused Acquitted in Assam Medicine Bill Case: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court dealt with the conviction of Khanindra Kr. Dutta under Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, read with Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The case arose from an alleged loss of Rs.5,97,200/- linked to false RCC Bills for medicines that were never supplied, with payments made to a fictitious firm. The High Court found that medicines had not been received and that…
