India, Oct. 2 -- Chhattisgarh High Court (HC) recently acquitted a former Government servant who was convicted for accepting bribe of Rs 100, 39 years ago. Single Bench of Justice Bibhu Datta Guru held that held that the failure of the prosecution to prove demand and acceptance of illegal gratification rendered the proceedings unsustainable and the charges against the appellant were not proved.
In 1986, the acquitted person was caught by a trap team of vigilance when he was working as bill assistant in the divisional workshop of Madhya Pradesh Transport Corporation in Raipur. According to the complaint he demanded bribe for passing the bills. As per Lokayukta's direction, a trap team was constituted, and Phenolphthalein powder was sprinkle...