https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=771470 At the stage of discharge or framing of charge, the court may rely only on the charge-sheet material and need not conduct a mini-trial; on the allegations of inserting handwritten words above a minister's signature and the supporting forensic opinion, a prima facie case of forgery and dishonest dealing with entrusted documents was disclosed, so the IPC charges were sustained. However, criminal misconduct under the unamended Prevention of Corruption Act required a specific allegation of obtaining a valuable thing or pecuniary advantage, or another statutory mode of misconduct, and no such ingredient was pleaded; the corruption charge was therefore unsustainable and set aside, giving partial relief. en-us Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 May 2025 08:32:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=771470 At the stage of discharge or framing of charge, the court may rely only on the charge-sheet material and need not conduct a mini-trial; on the allegations of inserting handwritten words above a minister's signature and the supporting forensic opinion, a prima facie case of forgery and dishonest dealing with entrusted documents was disclosed, so the IPC charges were sustained. However, criminal misconduct under the unamended Prevention of Corruption Act required a specific allegation of obtaining a valuable thing or pecuniary advantage, or another statutory mode of misconduct, and no such ingredient was pleaded; the corruption charge was therefore unsustainable and set aside, giving partial relief. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=771470