ACB Books Mumbai Judge, Clerk for ₹15 Lakh Bribe Demand: Bombay High Court

The Mumbai Anti-Corruption Bureau registered an FIR against an Additional Judge of the Mazagaon Civil & Sessions Court and a court clerk for allegedly demanding and accepting a ₹15 lakh bribe to secure a favourable order in a commercial suit.

The ACB stated that the clerk received the bribe on behalf of both accused and was apprehended in a trap operation. The allegations concerned the demand and acceptance of illegal gratification for performing a public duty.

Both individuals were booked under Sections 7 and 7A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, which criminalise the solicitation or receipt of undue advantage by public servants.