https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282932 SC allowed the appeal and set aside the High Court judgment, acquitting the accused. The Court held that conspiracy was not proved: mere accompaniment to the custodian did not establish an agreement to misappropriate, and circumstantial evidence did not form an unbroken chain. Convictions under Prevention of Corruption Act s.13(1)(c) and (d) failed because the property was neither entrusted to nor under the accused's control, and there was no evidence he obtained any valuable thing or pecuniary advantage. Convictions under ss.403 and 477A IPC likewise could not be sustained. en-us Tue, 25 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:38:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282932 SC allowed the appeal and set aside the High Court judgment, acquitting the accused. The Court held that conspiracy was not proved: mere accompaniment to the custodian did not establish an agreement to misappropriate, and circumstantial evidence did not form an unbroken chain. Convictions under Prevention of Corruption Act s.13(1)(c) and (d) failed because the property was neither entrusted to nor under the accused's control, and there was no evidence he obtained any valuable thing or pecuniary advantage. Convictions under ss.403 and 477A IPC likewise could not be sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 25 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282932