NARAYAN RAMDAS CHAVAN vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Crl.A. No. 1601/2011

Summary of Crl.A. No. 001601/2011 On 16 August 2011, the Supreme Court granted leave and disposed of Narayan Ramdas Chavan's appeal challenging his conviction for accepting a Rs. 600 bribe while serving as Civil Surgeon in 1986. The High Court had overturned his acquittal and convicted him under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. Considering that the appellant was 71 years old, had already served over one month in jail, undergone major surgery, and 25 years had elapsed since the incident, the Court modified the sentence to the time already served and released him from jail forthwith, keeping the fine intact. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.