Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 243 · Decided 24 February 2009
C.M. Girish Babu v. C.B.I. Cochin, High Court of Kerala
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 243 · [2009] 2 S.C.R. 1021
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 377/2009
- Decided
- 24 February 2009
- Bench
- LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA, B. SUDERSHAN REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 7, 13(2), 1208; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 7, 20, 13(1)(d)
Headnote
1021 ' --i C.M. GIRISH BABU v. A C.B.I. COCHIN, HIGH COURT OF KERALA Criminal Appeal No. 377 of 2009 FEBRUARY 24, 2009 B [LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA AND 8. SUDERSHAN REDDY, . JJ.] Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988: s. 7 - Prosecution for conspiring and committing offence c of demanding and accepting for accepting the gratification and ' holding that demand not proved - On appeal, held: D ~ Acceptance of gratification by the accused also not proved beyond reasonable doubt - Therefore, acquitted. s. 20 - Presumption under - Nature of - Held: Such presumption is rebuttable and not inviolable.
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