Punjab State Electricity Board & Anr vs Shri Jasbir Singh on 12 February, 1999
The trap was laid and the accused was
caught red handed. However, during
trial complainant turned hostile and
deposed that when he went to the police
station on first occasion to obtain
delivery of his scooter rickshaw it was
not the accused that was present but one
Hawaldar was present and it was not the
accused but that Hawaldar who
demanded bribe of Rs. 60/ from him and
when he went to the police station along
with punch witness he found accused
there and asked him to take a sum of
Rs. 60/ and return the scooter rickshaw.
He stretched his hand with the money
towards the pocket of accused 's trouser
but accused said the money might be
paid to the person for whom it was
meant for. He refused to receive the
money and jerked complainant 's hand
with his hand as a result of which the
notes came to be flung across the wall
into neighboring room. He deposed that
accused neither demanded the amount
from him nor accepted the amount. The
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punch witness who went along with the
complainant could not be examined as he
became insane and other punch witness
turned hostile".