Sita Soren vs. Union of India

FACTS Sita Soren, a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, is the appellant in this case. She was accused of accepting a bribe from an independent candidate who allegedly sought her vote in his favour during the Rajya Sabha elections. Although she accepted the bribe, the open ballot system prevented her from casting her vote for the candidate fro…