STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs FAKIR MAL — Crl.A. No. 1032/2002

Summary: State of Rajasthan v. Fakir Mal (Crl.A. No. 1032/2002) On 16 November 2005, the Supreme Court allowed the State's appeal and set aside the High Court's acquittal order. Fakir Mal, convicted by the trial court under Section 161 IPC and Section 5(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947 for receiving Rs. 200 as bribe, was acquitted by the High Court on grounds that the bribe was received for payment to his superior. The Court held the High Court erred in acquitting him despite finding he received the bribe, as Section 5(1)(d) covers obtaining valuable consideration for any person by abusing public servant position. The trial court's conviction was restored; respondent directed to custody immediately with compliance report within one month. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.