https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=251269 Receipt by a public servant of a valuable thing without consideration from a person concerned in a matter transacted by that servant attracted the statutory presumption under Section 20 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 once the foundational facts were proved. The evidence showed a trust linked to the appellant received a vehicle and donations traceable to the assessee's side during and after adjudication, and the appellant's admissions supported the prosecution case. The correctness or appellate affirmation of the adjudication order did not rebut liability under Section 11. Conviction was upheld, but the custodial sentence was reduced to six months, with the fine left undisturbed and set-off for time already undergone. en-us Fri, 13 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 13:02:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=251269 Receipt by a public servant of a valuable thing without consideration from a person concerned in a matter transacted by that servant attracted the statutory presumption under Section 20 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 once the foundational facts were proved. The evidence showed a trust linked to the appellant received a vehicle and donations traceable to the assessee's side during and after adjudication, and the appellant's admissions supported the prosecution case. The correctness or appellate affirmation of the adjudication order did not rebut liability under Section 11. Conviction was upheld, but the custodial sentence was reduced to six months, with the fine left undisturbed and set-off for time already undergone. Case-Laws Central Excise Fri, 13 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=251269