The Supreme Court hаs decreed that:
- receiving only a part of the bribe which the person was intending to receive, if such part does not reach large or particularly large amount, must still be regarded as receiving the entire bribe (para 10);
- if a bribe was being handed over under the surveillance of law-enforcement agencies and then the values were immediately withdrawn by them, there is an accomplished crime and not merely at attempt at its committal (para 13);
- receiving a bribe by a group of officials must be regarded as an accomplished crime at the moment when the bribe has been received by at least one member of the group (para 15);
- receiving by an official of the remuneration which he used not to his own benefit or the benefit of persons who are dear to him, but for the needs of other persons, including legal entities (for instance, sponsorship of an organization headed by him), does not constitute a bribe, but may qualify as an abuse of powers or actions ultra vires (para 23).
