Supreme Court Acquits Two Govt Staffers After 30-Year Battle Over Rs 20 Bribe Case

The Supreme Court has acquitted two government employees who spent three decades fighting a bribery conviction linked to an alleged bribe of just Rs 20. The court ruled that the conviction could not be sustained on the basis of mere recovery of the money alone. Crucially, the prosecution had failed to prove that the accused had actually demanded the bribe. The top court's decision brings an end to a legal battle that had stretched on for 30 years.
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