Supreme Court · 1962 INSC 280 · Decided 28 September 1962
Dhanvantrai Balwantrai Desai v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1962 INSC 280 · [1963] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 485
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 218/1960
- Decided
- 28 September 1962
- Bench
- SYED JAFFER IMAM, K. SUBBA RAO, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR, J.R. MUDHOLKAR (4-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 161, 5(l)(d); Evidence Act Section 114; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 4
Headnote
SUPREME COURT REPORTS 485 DHANV ANTRAi BALW ANTRAi DESAI v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA {JAFER bur.i:, K. SuBBA RAo, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR and J. R. MuDHOLKAR, JJ.) Criminal Trial-Bribery-Rw,ipt of gratification- Presumptio-Rebuttal of-Onus-Plausible explanation by accused, if discharges onus-Prevention construction the contractor used water from a temple well and used a temple room for storing cement. On the completion of the work the appellant asked the contractor to carry out certain repairs to the temple but he declined to do so. At the time of the payment of the final bill the contractor
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