https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299648 Allowing disproportionate assets to be kept in a spouse's name, with knowledge and consent, may constitute intentional aid and therefore abetment under Sections 107 and 109 of the Indian Penal Code in connection with Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. At the cognizance stage, the record need only disclose prima facie material, and the charge-sheet allegation that the property was kept in the wife's name with her knowledge was sufficient to proceed. The refusal to take cognizance against the wife was therefore unsustainable, and proceedings were permitted to continue against both the public servant and the alleged abettor. en-us Fri, 09 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 10:19:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299648 Allowing disproportionate assets to be kept in a spouse's name, with knowledge and consent, may constitute intentional aid and therefore abetment under Sections 107 and 109 of the Indian Penal Code in connection with Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. At the cognizance stage, the record need only disclose prima facie material, and the charge-sheet allegation that the property was kept in the wife's name with her knowledge was sufficient to proceed. The refusal to take cognizance against the wife was therefore unsustainable, and proceedings were permitted to continue against both the public servant and the alleged abettor. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 09 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299648