https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=242332 The Supreme Court overturned the High Court's decision to discharge two former state ministers accused of possessing disproportionate assets. The Court emphasized that properties held in the names of family members could not absolve the accused ministers without concrete evidence of ownership. The Court clarified that judicial scrutiny at the stage of framing charges should not involve a detailed evaluation of evidence but focus on whether grounds exist to presume the accused committed the offense. The case was remanded to trial courts for further proceedings, cautioning against allowing corrupt public servants to evade accountability through benami transactions. en-us Mon, 06 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 10:33:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=242332 The Supreme Court overturned the High Court's decision to discharge two former state ministers accused of possessing disproportionate assets. The Court emphasized that properties held in the names of family members could not absolve the accused ministers without concrete evidence of ownership. The Court clarified that judicial scrutiny at the stage of framing charges should not involve a detailed evaluation of evidence but focus on whether grounds exist to presume the accused committed the offense. The case was remanded to trial courts for further proceedings, cautioning against allowing corrupt public servants to evade accountability through benami transactions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 06 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=242332