https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169433 The SC held that alteration of the conviction from Section 165A IPC to Section 161 read with Section 109 IPC was not illegal, as it introduced no new factual basis, caused no prejudice, and the charge defect was curable. It further held that writings relied on by the prosecution were not confessions because they did not admit the offence itself or all material facts constituting bribery; they merely allowed an inference of guilt and were equally consistent with the appellant having been cheated. In the absence of other proof of the essential ingredients, the conviction for abetment of bribery could not stand, and the accused was acquitted. en-us Tue, 15 Sep 1959 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:35:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169433 The SC held that alteration of the conviction from Section 165A IPC to Section 161 read with Section 109 IPC was not illegal, as it introduced no new factual basis, caused no prejudice, and the charge defect was curable. It further held that writings relied on by the prosecution were not confessions because they did not admit the offence itself or all material facts constituting bribery; they merely allowed an inference of guilt and were equally consistent with the appellant having been cheated. In the absence of other proof of the essential ingredients, the conviction for abetment of bribery could not stand, and the accused was acquitted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 15 Sep 1959 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169433