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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
NARENDRA KUMAR VYAS
State of Chhattisgarh Through The Police Station-Eow/Acb, Bilaspur – Appellant
Versus
Tobius Xaxa S/o Shri V. Xaxa – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. appeal against acquittal under crpc. (Para 1) |
| 2. factual background of bribery complaint. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. state's arguments on proving demand. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 4. defense arguments against demand proof. (Para 10) |
| 5. court's review of evidence and trial findings. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 6. evaluation of trial court's findings. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 7. witness testimony and evidence assessment. (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 8. judicial interpretation of electronic evidence. (Para 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27) |
| 9. court's capacity to reverse acquittal. (Para 28) |
| 10. final judgment and sentencing. (Para 29 , 30) |
ORDER :
Narendra Kumar Vyas, J.
1.The State has preferred this Acquittal Appeal under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure against the judgment of acquittal dated 30-6-2018 passed by the learned Special Judge under Prevention of Corruption Act, Ambikapur, District Surguja (CG) in Special Criminal Case No. 3 of 2014 whereby the accused has been acquitted from offence punishable under Sections 7 and 13 (1)(D) read with Section 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short, “The Act, 1988”).
2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 3-5-
Proof of demand for illegal gratification is essential for conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act, which can be established through direct and circumstantial evidence.
Demand for illegal gratification is essential to establish guilt under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and mere recovery of money is insufficient.
The prosecution must prove the demand and acceptance of illegal gratification beyond reasonable doubt to establish the guilt of the accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The prosecution must prove demand and acceptance of bribe beyond reasonable doubt for convictions under corruption laws; mere recovery of money is insufficient.
The central legal point established is that the demand for illegal gratification is a sine qua non for convicting an accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and the prosecution must prove the....
The prosecution must prove the demand and acceptance of bribe beyond reasonable doubt for conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and electronic evidence must comply with Section 65-B of t....
The demand and acceptance of illegal gratification are essential elements to establish an offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and the prosecution must prove these elements beyond reasonab....
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