https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284552 A conviction for bribery requires proof of both demand and acceptance of illegal gratification. Where the prosecution's case depends on an alleged conspiracy linking the accused to receipt of the bribe through another person, failure to prove that conspiracy undermines the corruption charge. Here, the conspiracy charge failed, the co-accused's acquittal had attained finality, and the alleged bribe money was recovered from the co-accused rather than directly accepted by the appellant. On that record, acceptance by the appellant was not established, and the corruption conviction could not stand. The appellant was therefore entitled to acquittal on the corruption charges. en-us Tue, 09 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:14:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284552 A conviction for bribery requires proof of both demand and acceptance of illegal gratification. Where the prosecution's case depends on an alleged conspiracy linking the accused to receipt of the bribe through another person, failure to prove that conspiracy undermines the corruption charge. Here, the conspiracy charge failed, the co-accused's acquittal had attained finality, and the alleged bribe money was recovered from the co-accused rather than directly accepted by the appellant. On that record, acceptance by the appellant was not established, and the corruption conviction could not stand. The appellant was therefore entitled to acquittal on the corruption charges. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 09 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284552