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2025 Supreme(Ker) 2964

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
A.BADHARUDEEN
B.J. Sreedhar, Deputy Director, Mines Safety Ministry Of Labour – Appellant
Versus
CBI/SPE, KERALA – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : SRI.B.RAMAN PILLAI (SR.) SRI.ANIL K.MUHAMED SRI.T.ANIL KUMAR SRI.MANU TOM
SHRI.SUJESH MENON V.B. SRI.SHYAM ARAVIND
For the Respondent: SREELAL N. WARRIER, SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR FOR C.B.I

Table of Content
1. evidence of bribery demands corroboration from direct witnesses or material substantiation. (Para 3 , 6 , 21)
2. trial for distinct corruption charges is permissible if they do not constitute the same offence. (Para 4 , 5 , 10 , 22)
3. lack of recovery evidence undermines the prosecution's claims of habitual bribery. (Para 7 , 11 , 16 , 19)

JUDGMENT :

1. In this appeal, the sole accused in C.C.No.5/2005 on the files of the Special Judge (SPE/CBI)-I, Ernakulam challenges the conviction and sentence imposed against him as per judgment dated 13.05.2011 in the above case. CBI is the 1st respondent and the State of Kerala represented by the Public Prosecutor is the 2nd respondent.

3. This case, emanated from the FIR registered as R.C.No.17(4)/2004/CBI/KER dated 16.07.2004, by the CBI alleging commission of offence punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (`P.C Act, 1988’ for short), by the accused. Thereafter final report was filed and based on the final report, C.C.No.5/2005 was registered against the accused alleging commission of offences punishable under Sections 7 , 13(1)(a) and 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of the P.C Act, 1988 by him. Precisely the

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