New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- A prior approval to investigate an alleged bribe demand by a public servant is not needed under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act as the act is unconnected with the discharge of official duties, which is protected under the law, the Supreme Court has said. The significant observation was made by a bench of Justices S V N Bhatti and N V Anjaria in its judgment delivered on October 16, by which it dismissed a Rajasthan police constable's appeal challenging the framing of a corruption charge against him. Writing the judgment for the bench, Justice Anjaria upheld the Rajasthan High Court's decision refusing to interfere with the trial court's order framing a charge under section 7 of the PC Act against constable Tejaram.P4...