https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283816 Entrustment of property to a public servant and its unexplained disappearance can establish dishonest misappropriation under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. The court found that the appellant received the consignment, removed it from the railway depot, and failed to account for the goods after they never reached the intended organisation. His shifting and false explanations were rejected, and the surrounding facts supported an inference of guilty intent. Exact proof of the manner of disposal was not required where receipt, duty to account, failure to do so, and false explanations together proved dishonest misappropriation. The conviction was upheld. en-us Thu, 21 May 1959 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 17:53:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283816 Entrustment of property to a public servant and its unexplained disappearance can establish dishonest misappropriation under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. The court found that the appellant received the consignment, removed it from the railway depot, and failed to account for the goods after they never reached the intended organisation. His shifting and false explanations were rejected, and the surrounding facts supported an inference of guilty intent. Exact proof of the manner of disposal was not required where receipt, duty to account, failure to do so, and false explanations together proved dishonest misappropriation. The conviction was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 21 May 1959 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283816