K.L. Bakolia Vs. State Thr. Director, CBI
|
Head Note
Prevention of Corruption Act,1988 - Section 7 , Section 13 (1) , (2)
Appeal against Conviction - Sentence - Reduction in Sentence - Appellant was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for four years on each count of conviction under Section 7 and Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Act and the sentence imposed was ordered to run concurrently - Incident had taken place in the year 1996 about nineteen years ago and for all these years the appellant has undergone the agony of criminal proceedings - Keeping in view the passage of time and that the appellant is now aged seventy four years while upholding the conviction of the appellant, interest of justice would be met by reducing the sentence of rigorous imprisonment of four years to one year rigorous imprisonment.
Topic(s)-Corruption - Sentence reduced