https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=448939 At the charge-framing stage, the court must assess whether prosecution material taken at face value raises a strong prima facie case without conducting a mini trial. In a corruption prosecution, the disclosure statement and electronic recordings could not sustain charges by themselves where admissibility under section 65B was disputed and the record did not clearly establish demand or acceptance of illegal gratification. Although a disclosure leading to discovery could have limited use under section 27, the foundational facts for offences under sections 7 and 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act were not shown even prima facie. The order framing charge was set aside and the accused was discharged. en-us Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 01 Feb 2024 20:03:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=448939 At the charge-framing stage, the court must assess whether prosecution material taken at face value raises a strong prima facie case without conducting a mini trial. In a corruption prosecution, the disclosure statement and electronic recordings could not sustain charges by themselves where admissibility under section 65B was disputed and the record did not clearly establish demand or acceptance of illegal gratification. Although a disclosure leading to discovery could have limited use under section 27, the foundational facts for offences under sections 7 and 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act were not shown even prima facie. The order framing charge was set aside and the accused was discharged. Case-Laws Money Laundering Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=448939