SUBHASH PARBAT SONVANE Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT
LAWS(SC)-2002-4-53
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (FROM: GUJARAT)
Decided on April 24,2002

SUBASH PARBAT SONVANE Appellant
VERSUS
STATE OF GUJARAT Respondents


Referred Judgements :-

RAM KNSHAN AND ANOTHER V. THE STATE OF DELHI [REFERRED]
C.K. DAMODARAN NAIR V. GOVT OF INDIA [REFERRED]
M W MOHIUDDIN VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [REFERRED]



Cited Judgements :-

GIRISHBHAI MUKUNDRAY GANDHI VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2010-2-141] [REFERRED TO]
SAYAJI DASHRATH KAWADE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2022-8-179] [REFERRED TO]
PIJUSH KANTI BAGCHI VS. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION [LAWS(GAU)-2018-10-26] [REFERRED TO]
JARNAIL SINGH AND ORS. VS. STATE OF PUNJAB [LAWS(P&H)-2015-4-30] [REFERRED TO]
V KANNAN VS. STATE [LAWS(SC)-2009-8-36] [REFERRED TO]
R. MAHESWARAN VS. STATE [LAWS(MAD)-2014-12-172] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF HARYANA VS. SURAJ MAL [LAWS(P&H)-2007-1-145] [REFERRED TO]
HEMANT KHARE VS. STATE OF M P [LAWS(MPH)-2013-9-403] [REFERRED]
BAIJNATH PRASAD PATEL VS. STATE OF M P [LAWS(MPH)-2008-4-54] [REFERRED TO]
RAMESH KUMAR VS. STATE OF HARYANA [LAWS(P&H)-2010-1-518] [REFERRED TO]
VILAS YADAVRAO NIMBALKAR VS. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2015-11-75] [REFERRED TO]
BRAHMADATT PATHAK VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(CHH)-2012-4-83] [REFERRED TO]
AHMED HUSSEIN SHAIKH NABI VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2003-9-62] [REFERRED TO]
PARBATI PRASAD CHALIHA VS. STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH AND ANR. [LAWS(GAU)-2015-6-159] [REFERRED TO]
M L SHARMA AND 2 ORS S/O LATE SURAJ MAL SHARMA VS. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGAN CBI [LAWS(GAU)-2018-10-11] [REFERRED TO]
NAVENDRA KUMAR AND ANR S/O RAM MOHAN LAL VS. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CBI [LAWS(GAU)-2018-10-25] [REFERRED TO]
SUBAL KANTA BORAH VS. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CBI [LAWS(GAU)-2018-10-29] [REFERRED TO]
JASHWANTSINH I VAGHELA VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2007-5-19] [REFERRED TO]
SOLOMAN S/O. JOSEPH VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2007-9-107] [REFERRED TO]
BAGAVATHIAPPAN PILLAI VS. STATE AND ORS. [LAWS(MAD)-2015-12-278] [REFERRED TO]
R BALAKRISHNA PILLAI VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(SC)-2003-2-92] [REFERRED]
BISWAJIT PATTNAIK VS. STATE OF ORISSA [LAWS(ORI)-2013-5-31] [REFERRED TO]
PREM KUMAR VS. STATE OF PUNJAB [LAWS(P&H)-2014-9-476] [REFERRED]
VED PARKASH VS. STATE OF HARYANA [LAWS(P&H)-2014-5-954] [REFERRED]
KESHRAM CHAUDHARY VS. LOKAYUKTA SPECIAL POLICE ESTABLISHMENT, BHOPAL [LAWS(MPH)-2017-9-83] [REFERRED TO]
MOHANBHAI TRIKAMBHAI PARMAR VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2015-1-379] [REFERRED TO]
NAVINCHANDRA CHANDULAL BAROT VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2015-4-158] [REFERRED TO]
GYAS AHMED VS. STATE OF C G [LAWS(CHH)-2008-9-30] [REFERRED TO]
NARAYAN DIWAKAR S/O. LATE SH.CHATTI LTD VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2017-2-2] [REFERRED TO]
S.M. VIJAYAKUMAR VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA [LAWS(KAR)-2015-2-243] [REFERRED TO]
N. CHANDRAN VS. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE [LAWS(MAD)-2017-9-105] [REFERRED TO]
SARWAN SINGH VS. STATE OF PUNJAB [LAWS(P&H)-2003-11-29] [REFERRED TO]
RAJESH KHATIK VS. SPECIAL POLICE ESTABLISHMENT LOKAYUKT [LAWS(MPH)-2017-1-234] [REFERRED TO]
SALIM VS. GEORGE [LAWS(KER)-2017-3-80] [REFERRED TO]
GHANSHYAM NARAIN DUBEY VS. STATE OF M P [LAWS(MPH)-2010-8-95] [REFERRED TO]
DR. (MRS.) RAVINDER KAUR AND ORS. VS. STATE OF HARYANA [LAWS(P&H)-2009-3-252] [REFERRED TO]
VIJAYAN VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2005-6-108] [REFERRED TO]
P.V. SARGURU VS. STATE [LAWS(MAD)-2015-3-128] [REFERRED TO]
AJIT CHANDRA DE VS. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CBI [LAWS(GAU)-2018-10-23] [REFERRED TO]
RAJ KUMAR DAS VS. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION [LAWS(GAU)-2018-10-31] [REFERRED TO]
TARLOCHAN SINGH VS. STATE OF PUNJAB [LAWS(P&H)-2003-8-146] [REFERRED TO]
BANARSI DASS VS. STATE OF HARYANA [LAWS(P&H)-2014-8-558] [REFERRED]
SATYAWAN DAHIYA VS. STATE OF HARYANA [LAWS(P&H)-2015-10-381] [REFERRED]
KADAPPA S/O BHIMAPPA CHALAWADI VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA [LAWS(KAR)-2012-7-592] [REFERRED]
RAM PRASHAD AND ANR VS. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CBI [LAWS(GAU)-2018-10-28] [REFERRED TO]
GEORGEKUTTY KURIAN VS. SPE/CBI KOCHI [LAWS(KER)-2016-5-56] [REFERRED TO]
A. SASIDHARAN VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2007-11-70] [REFERRED TO]
RAMESHCHANDRA CHHAGANLAL JOSHI VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2015-4-339] [REFERRED]
DHIRUBHAI KANTILAL ACHARYA VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2011-6-20] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF GUJARAT VS. DAHYABHAI HIRABHAI SOLANKI [LAWS(GJH)-2014-4-106] [REFERRED TO]
DINESH CHAND GUPTA VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2016-5-94] [REFERRED TO]
A.K.GANJU VS. CBI [LAWS(DLH)-2013-11-149] [REFERRED TO]
RAJINDER KUMAR NARANG VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2014-2-231] [REFERRED TO]
KETAN DESAI VS. STATE [LAWS(ALL)-2015-2-56] [REFERRED TO]
STATE VS. SATVIR SINGH [LAWS(DLH)-2011-1-114] [REFERRED TO]
SARFRAZKHAN UMDARDAAX KHAN VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2006-9-10] [REFERRED TO]
RAMESH PRASAD AHIRWAR VS. STATE OF M P NOW CHHATISH GARH [LAWS(CHH)-2012-8-50] [REFERRED TO]
SIRAJBHAI RASULABHAI VORA VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2015-1-51] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF A P VS. R JEEVARATNAM [LAWS(SC)-2004-7-15] [REFERRED TO]
MUNNALAL RAJAK VS. STATE OF M P [LAWS(MPH)-2011-1-55] [REFERRED]
DEEPAK S O RAJESHWARRAO RAMGIRWAR VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2006-1-85] [REFERRED TO]
DINESH KUMAR KANNOJE VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(CHH)-2012-2-44] [REFERRED TO]
SUMAN KUMAR GUPTA VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(CHH)-2012-3-78] [REFERRED TO]
HASMUKHBHAI RAIJIBHAI PATEL VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2015-4-165] [REFERRED TO]
SATYANANDA PANI VS. STATE OF ORISSA [LAWS(ORI)-2017-10-1] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF ORISSA VS. DR. DEBANANDA TUDU [LAWS(ORI)-2016-11-58] [REFERRED TO]
NARANJAN DASS VS. STATE OF PUNJAB [LAWS(P&H)-2015-7-741] [REFERRED]
S.K.SINGHAL VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2013-5-46] [REFERRED TO]
ALWIN LAURENCE MEENDONSA VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2010-8-465] [REFERRED TO]
UDAI BHAN VS. STATE OF BIHAR [LAWS(JHAR)-2004-9-58] [REFERRED TO]
DAHYABHAI M BARIYA VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2006-8-80] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF KARNATAKA VS. ABDUL KAREEM TELGI ALIAS KAREEM LALA S/O LAD SAB [LAWS(KAR)-2017-8-88] [REFERRED TO]
CHARLIE SEKHOSE VS. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION [LAWS(GAU)-2018-10-27] [REFERRED TO]
SRI MD.GAYASUDDIN VS. STATE OF A.P., ACB [LAWS(TLNG)-2022-1-54] [REFERRED TO]
RATNAKANT VS. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2015-7-253] [REFERRED TO]
VINOD KUMAR GARG VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2009-1-35] [REFERRED TO]
PONAMBHAI HEMABHAI CHAUHAN VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2009-12-248] [REFERRED TO]
YUGAL KISHORE VS. STATE OF M.P. [LAWS(CHH)-2013-6-22] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF GUJARAT VS. VINAYKANT RAMANLAL DALAL [LAWS(GJH)-2015-2-299] [REFERRED]
VIJENDRANATH SACHADINAND BHARGAV VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2015-4-174] [REFERRED TO]
DASHRATHBHAI VADILAL NAYAK VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2015-5-74] [REFERRED TO]
RAM NARESH TIWARI VS. C.B.I. [LAWS(DLH)-2020-9-195] [REFERRED TO]
PAWAN KUMAR CHANDRAKAR VS. STATE OF M.P. [LAWS(CHH)-2015-3-20] [REFERRED TO]
SHATRUGAN LAL VERMA VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(CHH)-2023-7-22] [REFERRED TO]
B R ATTRI AND ANR S/O LATE MILKHI RAM VS. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CBI [LAWS(GAU)-2018-10-10] [REFERRED TO]
K.A.A. SALAM AND ORS. VS. DY. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE CBI:ACB [LAWS(MAD)-2015-9-106] [REFERRED TO]
JOSEPH JAMES ALIAS JOSE VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2010-3-18] [REFERRED TO]
MAHABIR PARSHAD VS. STATE OF HARYANA [LAWS(P&H)-2014-4-24] [REFERRED TO]
RAJARAM SHARMA VS. STATE OF M P [LAWS(MPH)-2005-11-60] [REFERRED TO]
BALJINDER SINGH VS. STATE OF PUNJAB [LAWS(P&H)-2014-4-26] [REFERRED TO]
TARLOK SINGH VS. STATE OF PUNJAB [LAWS(P&H)-2014-9-210] [REFERRED TO]
DHARMENDRA VS. STATE [LAWS(RAJ)-2022-5-250] [REFERRED TO]
SATVIR SINGH VS. STATE OF DELHI [LAWS(SC)-2014-8-61] [REFERRED TO]
IVATURI VENKATA SUBBA RAO VS. STATE OF A.P. [LAWS(TLNG)-2023-3-86] [REFERRED TO]
ANUP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA VS. CBI [LAWS(DLH)-2012-4-15] [REFERRED TO]
WAHEEDUL HASAN @ WAHEEDUL HAQUE VS. STATE OF U P AND ANOTHER [LAWS(ALL)-2018-4-267] [REFERRED TO]
RAJJAK MIYAN VS. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH [LAWS(CHH)-2013-3-15] [REFERRED TO]
TRIBHUVA SINGH THAKUR VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(CHH)-2012-9-29] [REFERRED TO]
SAMAILAL VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(CHH)-2012-10-30] [REFERRED TO]
RAM PRASAD NAYAK VS. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH [LAWS(CHH)-2020-5-2] [REFERRED TO]
GOVIND NARAIN GOYAL VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN [LAWS(RAJ)-2015-2-384] [REFERRED]
S P PAULRAJ VS. STATE [LAWS(MAD)-2008-12-11] [REFERRED TO]
SURESH KUMAR VS. STATE OF HARYANA [LAWS(P&H)-2008-7-28] [REFERRED TO]
ABED HUSAIN VS. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CBI [LAWS(GAU)-2018-10-22] [REFERRED TO]
S KUMAR SINGH VS. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CBI [LAWS(GAU)-2018-10-24] [REFERRED TO]
C U ASOKAN; N GOPALSWAMY VS. STATE [LAWS(MAD)-2015-3-663] [REFERRED]
AMAR LAL VS. STATE OF PUNJAB [LAWS(P&H)-2009-2-46] [REFERRED TO]
PRADEEP CHAUHAN VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2012-7-32] [REFERRED TO]
JUJARAM VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(RAJ)-2010-5-23] [REFERRED TO]
KAUSHAL KUMAR GARG VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN [LAWS(RAJ)-2013-9-171] [REFERRED TO]


JUDGEMENT

Shah, J. - (1.)Leave granted.
(2.)Appellant was convicted by the Special Judge, City Civil Court, Ahmedabad by judgment and order dated 10.9.1997 for the offence punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay a fine of Rs. 500, in default of payment of which to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for 15 days. He was also convicted for the offence punishable under Sections 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Act and was sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/-, in default to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for 15 days. Against that judgment and order, appellant preferred Criminal Appeal No. 881/97 before the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad. The High Court dismissed the said appeal by passing the impugned judgment. That order is challenged by filing this appeal.
(3.)At the time of admission hearing, this Court passed the following order;-
"Considering the contentions raised by learned counsel for the petitioner and the evidence on record the impugned order passed by Special Judge and confirmed by the High Court with regard to the conviction of the petitioner under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act cannot be assailed in any manner. Hence. with regard to that part of the judgment this petition is dismissed. However, with regard to the conviction of the petitioner under Section 13(1)(d) issue notice returnable on 9th January, 2002." Thereafter, the matter was directed to be placed on a non-miscellaneous day for final hearing.



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