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Documents citing Devender Kumar Bansal vs State Of Punjab And Others on 31 October, 2017

State Of Karnataka vs Smt. Gouramma on 22 January, 2026

12. No doubt, the Hon'ble Apex Court held in the case of Devindra Kumar Bansal (Supra), mere demand or solicitation itself amounts to commission of offence under Section 7 of PC Act. However, in the instant case, the prosecution also failed to prove the demand or acceptance of the bribe by the accused beyond reasonable doubt. Additionally, the accused being an Anganawadi worker and working on honorarium as per the evidence of PW.7-CDPO, the prosecution also failed to establish that she is a public servant.
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Manjunath vs The State By Lokayuktha Police And Anr on 23 February, 2026

In such circumstances, as held by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Devendra Kumar Bansal vs. State of Punjab in Special Leave to Appeal (Crl) No.3247/2025, Section 7 speaks of the "attempt" to obtain a bribe as being in itself an offence. Mere demand or solicitation, therefore, by a public servant amounts to commission of an offence under Section 7 of P.C. Act. The Hon'ble Apex Court held that the word 'attempt' is to imply no more than a mere solicitation, which, again may be made by effectually in implicit or in explicit terms.
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