https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311904 Demand of illegal gratification remains an essential ingredient in a corruption prosecution, and mere recovery of tainted currency is insufficient unless voluntary acceptance as a bribe is proved beyond reasonable doubt. On the evidence of the contractor, shadow witness and trap officer, supported by the sodium carbonate test and surrounding circumstances, the demand and acceptance were established and the conviction was sustained. A person compelled to pay illegal gratification is not an accomplice in law merely because payment occurred in a trap case; corroboration is required only where the witness is otherwise unreliable. The contractor's testimony was adequately corroborated and did not fail for want of corroboration. en-us Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 28 May 2026 18:04:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311904 Demand of illegal gratification remains an essential ingredient in a corruption prosecution, and mere recovery of tainted currency is insufficient unless voluntary acceptance as a bribe is proved beyond reasonable doubt. On the evidence of the contractor, shadow witness and trap officer, supported by the sodium carbonate test and surrounding circumstances, the demand and acceptance were established and the conviction was sustained. A person compelled to pay illegal gratification is not an accomplice in law merely because payment occurred in a trap case; corroboration is required only where the witness is otherwise unreliable. The contractor's testimony was adequately corroborated and did not fail for want of corroboration. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311904