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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
B.PUGALENDHI
Anbalagan – Appellant
Versus
State of Tamil Nadu, Rep by its Inspector of Police – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. quash petition filed against bribery charges. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments presented regarding demands and evidence. (Para 3) |
| 3. court's review of evidence and trial necessities. (Para 5) |
| 4. final ruling on the petition. (Para 7) |
ORDER :
B. PUGALENDHI, J.
1. The Petitioner/accused in Spl.CC No.12 of 2023 on the file of the Special Court for Exclusive trial of Prevention of Corruption Act cases, Tirunelveli has filed this Criminal Original Petition to quash the above proceedings pending as against him.
2.The respondent police has filed a final report as against this petitioner for the offence punishable under section 7(a) of Prevention of Corruption Act, (as amended in Act 16 of 2018) that this petitioner has demanded and received a sum of Rs.6,000/- from the de-facto complainant one Mahalakshmi, for discharge of his official duty. The petitioner is a Firka Surveyor working at Thisayanvilai Taluk office, Tirunelveli District. One Mahalakshmi, a resident of Palayamkottai has purchased a property to an extent of four cents in Survey No.637, by way of a registered document in the month of September 2020 and applied for subdivision and Patta.The petitioner/the Firka Surveyor sa
The absence of a demand does not negate the offense under the Prevention of Corruption Act if evidence of receipt is present.
Presumption under PC Act Section 20 from positive phenolphthalein test; quashing FIR not warranted in nascent investigation stage.
The court can quash criminal proceedings to prevent abuse of the court process and to secure the ends of justice, especially in the absence of direct evidence and when witnesses turn hostile.
The prosecution must prove demand and acceptance of bribes beyond reasonable doubt, which was not established in this case.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the requirement of specific and credible evidence to establish the commission of a cognizable offence, especially in cases involving allegations of....
The sufficiency of evidence to prove demand and acceptance of illegal gratification under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The presence of prima facie evidence is sufficient to reject a quash petition in cases of alleged corruption.
The court established that prima facie evidence of a bribe demand is sufficient to justify an investigation under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and that quashing an FIR should be an exception rat....
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