https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309050 At the charge-framing stage, a prosecution under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act requires material disclosing a prima facie case and at least grave suspicion, including a specific demand of illegal gratification linked to pending official work. On the facts noted, the transcript did not show any specific demand for money in relation to issuance of the residence certificate, the complainant's version indicated that the form had earlier been returned, and the record showed no official work pending on the relevant date. In these circumstances, the ingredients of Section 7 were not made out and the charge was found unsustainable. en-us Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:28:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309050 At the charge-framing stage, a prosecution under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act requires material disclosing a prima facie case and at least grave suspicion, including a specific demand of illegal gratification linked to pending official work. On the facts noted, the transcript did not show any specific demand for money in relation to issuance of the residence certificate, the complainant's version indicated that the form had earlier been returned, and the record showed no official work pending on the relevant date. In these circumstances, the ingredients of Section 7 were not made out and the charge was found unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309050