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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT KALABURAGI BENCH
V. SRISHANANDA
State of Karnataka – Appellant
Versus
Veerabhadra S/o Chandram Salimani – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. appeal against trial court acquittal under corruption law. (Para 1) |
| 2. background of appeal and initial facts (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 3. appellant's arguments challenging acquittal (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. court's critical examination of evidence (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 28) |
| 5. court's examination of evidence and burden of proof standards in corruption cases. (Para 20 , 24) |
| 6. legal standards for conviction and acquittal (Para 25 , 31 , 32) |
| 7. final order dismissing the appeal (Para 35) |
JUDGMENT :
V. SRISHANANDA, J.
1. Heard Sri Subhash Mallapur, learned counsel for the appellant-Lokayukta and Sri Avinash A. Uploankar, learned counsel for the respondent-accused.
2. The Karnataka Lokayukta, Kalaburagi has preferred this appeal questioning the validity of the judgment passed by the Special Judge, Kalaburagi in Special Case No.12/2017 (Lokayukta) dated 12.11.2020, whereby, the accused/respondent was acquitted for the offence punishable under Section 13 (1)(e) read with Section 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short ‘P.C. Act’).
3. Facts in brief, which are utmost necessary for disposal of the appeal are as under:
3.1 The respondent/accused was working as an
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