https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=263222 A criminal appeal may be decided on merits even if the appellant's counsel is absent, where binding larger Bench precedent permits the court to proceed on the record; a later contrary view was treated as per incuriam. In corruption proceedings, demand and acceptance of illegal gratification remain essential ingredients, with the statutory presumption rebuttable only on a preponderance of probability; on the facts, recovery and the accused's role were proved, so conviction was sustained. The sentence under the Prevention of Corruption Act could not be reduced below the statutory minimum merely on equitable grounds, though the custodial term was moderated within permissible limits and the fine left intact. en-us Sun, 01 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 12:25:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=263222 A criminal appeal may be decided on merits even if the appellant's counsel is absent, where binding larger Bench precedent permits the court to proceed on the record; a later contrary view was treated as per incuriam. In corruption proceedings, demand and acceptance of illegal gratification remain essential ingredients, with the statutory presumption rebuttable only on a preponderance of probability; on the facts, recovery and the accused's role were proved, so conviction was sustained. The sentence under the Prevention of Corruption Act could not be reduced below the statutory minimum merely on equitable grounds, though the custodial term was moderated within permissible limits and the fine left intact. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sun, 01 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=263222