Supreme Court · 1992 INSC 92 · Decided 26 March 1992
B. Hanumantha Rao v. State of A.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1992 INSC 92 · [1992] 2 S.C.R. 358
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 2369/1991
- Decided
- 26 March 1992
- Bench
- N.M. KASLIWAL, S.C. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 5(1)(d); Prevention of Corruption Act Section 4, 5, 5(2)
Headnote
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 : Sections 4 and 5-Clzarge of receiving iilegal gratificati01t"'-Trap C case-Huge amount of money found in the possession of accused-Explain­ ing the circumstances and proving innocence-Burden of proof-Whether shifted on accused. The petitioner; an D arrack contractor. The defence of the petitioner was that the Contractor offered him the said amount towards arrears of rental, stating that he could not deposit the amount in Bank since the banking hours were over on that day. Despite his refusal to accept the same and requesting that it may
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