Sting Operation


Evidence of sting operation is admissible and can be used against corrupt.

Sting Operation is a deceptive operation designed to nab criminals. Generally, a law-enforcement officer or cooperative member of the public play a role as criminal partner or potential victim and go along with a suspect’s action to gather evidence of suspect’s wrongdoing.
(A) Constitution of India, Art.21-  Complaint - Evidence Procured by illegal means - tape recordings or photographs - If the evidence is admissible, it does not matter how it has been obtained - It is a settled legal proposition that even if any evidence is procured by improper or illegal means, there is no bar to its admissibility if it is relevant and its genuineness is proved - This court repelled the contention that obtaining evidence illegally by using tape recordings or photographs offend Articles 20(3) and 21 of the Constitution of India as acquiring the evidence by such methods was not the procedure established by law - In such a fact-situation if illegally collected material can be examined by the court of law, we fail to understand how the State Government could not examine the contents of the complaint on the basis of the annexed copies of sale deeds etc.

During the arguments of this case, our conscious was shocked as to the manner the State of Andhra Pradesh has misdirected itself and abandoned the most relevant issue i.e. complaint against Shri V. Dinesh Reddy -  No explanation has been furnished as to why for two years the enquiry could not be held in this regard.

Umesh Kumar v. State of Andhra Pradesh
AIR 2014 SUPREME COURT 1106


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