Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 356 · Decided 17 March 2009
Krishna Ram v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 356 · [2009] 4 S.C.R. 457
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 402/2001
- Decided
- 17 March 2009
- Bench
- LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA, B. SUDERSHAN REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 378; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2), 20
Headnote
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - ss. 7, 13(1)(d) rlw 13(2) and 20 - Prosecution for demand and acceptance of c illegal gratification - Tainted money recovered from the possession of accused - Acquittal by trial court - Conviction by High Court - On appeal, held: Conviction justified - Demand - Evidence of prosecution witnesses are consistent and reliable D - Once recovery of money from the possession of accused was proved, the burden of presumption uls 20 shifted on the accused and the accused failed to rebut that presumption. Code of criminal Procedure, 1973 - s. 378 - Appeal against
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