https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275698 At the discharge stage, criminal prosecution must rest on a clear prima facie basis, and vague allegations of illegal gratification, irregular allotment, or forgery are insufficient when the record does not show direct demand, acceptance, or a reliable role by the accused. A conspiracy charge also weakens where the alleged principal conspirators and corporate entities said to have supplied the gratification are not properly before the court, especially when the core linkage is already broken. The parity principle applies where a co-accused's proceedings have been quashed on the same foundational material. The commentary therefore treats unsupported corruption and conspiracy allegations as incapable of sustaining further trial. en-us Thu, 03 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 18:57:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275698 At the discharge stage, criminal prosecution must rest on a clear prima facie basis, and vague allegations of illegal gratification, irregular allotment, or forgery are insufficient when the record does not show direct demand, acceptance, or a reliable role by the accused. A conspiracy charge also weakens where the alleged principal conspirators and corporate entities said to have supplied the gratification are not properly before the court, especially when the core linkage is already broken. The parity principle applies where a co-accused's proceedings have been quashed on the same foundational material. The commentary therefore treats unsupported corruption and conspiracy allegations as incapable of sustaining further trial. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 03 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275698