21 years after Rs 200 bribe conviction, Punjab and Haryana High Court acquits clerk
In a landmark decision, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted a former government clerk after more than 21 years, overturning his two-year prison sentence for demanding a Rs 200 bribe. The case, which dated back to 2000, involved a 61-year-old man who had applied for a loan to purchase buffaloes through the Punjab Scheduled Castes Land Development and Finance Corporation.
The clerk was accused of demanding Rs 200 as a bribe to provide the necessary dispatch number. The court ruled that the demand was doubtful and dismissed the conviction, citing insufficient evidence regarding the demand and acceptance of the bribe.
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