https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195917 A bribery conviction cannot be sustained on mere recovery of currency unless the prosecution proves demand and voluntary acceptance of illegal gratification through reliable, consistent evidence beyond reasonable doubt. Where the principal witnesses were found unsafe and inconsistent in relation to one accused arising from the same transaction, their testimony on demand and acceptance could not be selectively relied upon against another accused on the same facts. The Court also treated the omission in the contemporaneous complaint to mention a direct demand as a serious doubt against the prosecution case. On these facts, the conviction and sentence were held unsustainable. en-us Tue, 13 Feb 1979 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 16:12:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195917 A bribery conviction cannot be sustained on mere recovery of currency unless the prosecution proves demand and voluntary acceptance of illegal gratification through reliable, consistent evidence beyond reasonable doubt. Where the principal witnesses were found unsafe and inconsistent in relation to one accused arising from the same transaction, their testimony on demand and acceptance could not be selectively relied upon against another accused on the same facts. The Court also treated the omission in the contemporaneous complaint to mention a direct demand as a serious doubt against the prosecution case. On these facts, the conviction and sentence were held unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 13 Feb 1979 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195917