Case Law Analysis
|Gauhati High Court
Section 7 PCA | No Prior Demand Required When Bribe Is Accepted in CBI Trap : Gauhati HC
The Gauhati High Court denied bail to a public servant caught accepting ₹10 lakh in a CBI sting, ruling that under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, the mere acceptance of a bribe during a trap suffices to establish offence - even without a prior demand. This reinforces that trap-based prosecutions under Section 7 are not contingent on proof of solicitation, strengthening enforcement against public corruption.