https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312104 At the discharge stage under Section 227 CrPC in a Prevention of Corruption Act prosecution, the court must sift the prosecution material, assess broad probabilities, and determine whether it discloses grave suspicion or only a weak suspicion. It cannot conduct a full trial-like evaluation, but it must exclude unsupported or internally inconsistent material before deciding whether the accused must stand trial. On the record, inflated expenditure based on an incorrect bank balance, a loan repayment already reflected in salary deductions, and seized articles unconnected to the relevant check period did not establish a prima facie case. Discharge was therefore warranted. en-us Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 20:26:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312104 At the discharge stage under Section 227 CrPC in a Prevention of Corruption Act prosecution, the court must sift the prosecution material, assess broad probabilities, and determine whether it discloses grave suspicion or only a weak suspicion. It cannot conduct a full trial-like evaluation, but it must exclude unsupported or internally inconsistent material before deciding whether the accused must stand trial. On the record, inflated expenditure based on an incorrect bank balance, a loan repayment already reflected in salary deductions, and seized articles unconnected to the relevant check period did not establish a prima facie case. Discharge was therefore warranted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312104