https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299753 Election bribery allegations in an election petition are quasi-criminal and must be proved beyond reasonable doubt by clear, cogent and reliable evidence. The alleged payment to a Sarpanch was rejected because the accusation was vague, the affidavit was defective, oral testimony lacked independent support, and the documents relied on were unreliable or suspicious. The alleged excess election expenditure on taxi hire also failed for want of credible proof, as there was no receipt or independent corroboration of the higher amount. On both grounds, the election petition failed and the election was restored. en-us Tue, 28 Feb 1978 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 28 Dec 2021 12:21:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299753 Election bribery allegations in an election petition are quasi-criminal and must be proved beyond reasonable doubt by clear, cogent and reliable evidence. The alleged payment to a Sarpanch was rejected because the accusation was vague, the affidavit was defective, oral testimony lacked independent support, and the documents relied on were unreliable or suspicious. The alleged excess election expenditure on taxi hire also failed for want of credible proof, as there was no receipt or independent corroboration of the higher amount. On both grounds, the election petition failed and the election was restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 28 Feb 1978 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299753