https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189809 In a corruption prosecution, the Supreme Court stated that once acceptance of gratification other than legal remuneration is proved, the statutory presumption under Section 4 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 arises as a presumption of law and the burden shifts to the accused. Applying that approach, the Court found the evidence and surrounding circumstances inconsistent with the accused's claim of a loan and supportive of illegal gratification, restoring the conviction under Section 161 IPC. The Court also noted that under Article 136 it may interfere with an acquittal where the High Court's appreciation of evidence is perverse, improper, or ignores material circumstances, and interference was warranted on the facts. en-us Thu, 26 Sep 1957 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 15:58:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189809 In a corruption prosecution, the Supreme Court stated that once acceptance of gratification other than legal remuneration is proved, the statutory presumption under Section 4 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 arises as a presumption of law and the burden shifts to the accused. Applying that approach, the Court found the evidence and surrounding circumstances inconsistent with the accused's claim of a loan and supportive of illegal gratification, restoring the conviction under Section 161 IPC. The Court also noted that under Article 136 it may interfere with an acquittal where the High Court's appreciation of evidence is perverse, improper, or ignores material circumstances, and interference was warranted on the facts. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 26 Sep 1957 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189809