Krishan Chand, a Junior Engineer in the Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department, was convicted by the Special Judge, Kinnaur under Sections 7 and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹1,00,000/- from a contractor, Dawa Lama, in connection with the preparation of a bill worth ₹24,00,000/-. A trap was laid by the police, and the accused was caught with tainted currency notes, with his hand-wash turning pink upon addition of sodium carbonate, corroborating acceptance of the bribe. The trial court convicted him and sentenced him to two years' simple imprisonment and a fine of ₹5,000/- under each section, with sentences to run concurrently. On appeal before the Himachal Pradesh High Court, the appellant argued that the informant (PW-1) had turned hostile and did not support the prosecution's version, that demand and acceptance were not proved, and that contradictions existed in the prosecution witnesses' statements. The judgment text provided does not record the final decision of the High Court, as the respondent State's submissions appear to be cut off.