https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769036 Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification were proved through the complainant, shadow witness and supporting witnesses, with trap proceedings, recovery of the bribe and the phenolphthalein test forming reliable corroboration. The Supreme Court treated the discrepancies relied on by the High Court as minor and explained by the delay in recording evidence, and held that they did not dislodge the prosecution case. Once demand and acceptance were established, the statutory presumption under Section 20 of the Prevention of Corruption Act applied, and the High Court erred in rejecting the evidence on hypertechnical grounds. The acquittal was set aside and the trial court conviction and sentence were restored. en-us Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 08:38:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769036 Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification were proved through the complainant, shadow witness and supporting witnesses, with trap proceedings, recovery of the bribe and the phenolphthalein test forming reliable corroboration. The Supreme Court treated the discrepancies relied on by the High Court as minor and explained by the delay in recording evidence, and held that they did not dislodge the prosecution case. Once demand and acceptance were established, the statutory presumption under Section 20 of the Prevention of Corruption Act applied, and the High Court erred in rejecting the evidence on hypertechnical grounds. The acquittal was set aside and the trial court conviction and sentence were restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769036