https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=408322 In a corruption prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the conviction depended on reliable proof of demand, acceptance and recovery of illegal gratification. The complainant did not support the prosecution on material particulars and did not attribute any direct demand to the accused. The approver's evidence was found unreliable and insufficiently corroborated on the accused's presence and alleged direction to receive the money, while doubts over the recovery and handling of the taped conversation further weakened the case. In the absence of dependable proof of demand and acceptance, the presumption under Section 20 could not be invoked to sustain the conviction, and the accused was entitled to acquittal. en-us Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 07 Jun 2021 10:30:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=408322 In a corruption prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the conviction depended on reliable proof of demand, acceptance and recovery of illegal gratification. The complainant did not support the prosecution on material particulars and did not attribute any direct demand to the accused. The approver's evidence was found unreliable and insufficiently corroborated on the accused's presence and alleged direction to receive the money, while doubts over the recovery and handling of the taped conversation further weakened the case. In the absence of dependable proof of demand and acceptance, the presumption under Section 20 could not be invoked to sustain the conviction, and the accused was entitled to acquittal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=408322