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The case was adjudicated by a bench comprising <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial-BoldMT\"><strong>Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice K. Vinod Chandran<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\">, who emphasized that the presumption under Section 20 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial-BoldMT\"><strong>cannot be invoked unless the prosecution first proves the foundational facts of illegal demand and receipt.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-size:14.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial-BoldMT\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:14.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\">The case stemmed from allegations that Madan Lal, an Enforcement Inspector, and Narendra Kumar, an Office Assistant, both employed with the Supply Department, demanded illicit gratification in exchange for expediting the issuance of a Rajasthan Trade Authority License (RTAL). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:14.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\">The prosecution&#39;s claim was that the accused had requested bribes during an inspection and later accepted the money at the District Supply Office in Sri Ganganagar. Acting on the complaint of the license applicant, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) set up a trap, resulting in the recovery of cash from the accused, along with phenolphthalein test results indicating their contact with the bribe money.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:14.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\">However, independent witnesses in the case offered conflicting testimony. Witnesses who were part of the trap operation stated that some currency notes were found scattered on the floor, a critical contradiction to the prosecution&rsquo;s assertion that the money was directly received and pocketed by the accused. The court found this discrepancy significant enough to undermine the prosecution&rsquo;s narrative. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\"><span style=\"font-family:'Arial-BoldItalicMT'\"><strong><em>&ldquo;None of the officers spoke of any of the accused having taken out the notes and thrown them on the floor,&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\"> observed the court, highlighting the inconsistencies.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:14.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\">The Court further reasoned that reliance solely on the complainant&#39;s version, especially when independent witnesses contradicted key details, was insufficient to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\"><span style=\"font-family:'Arial-BoldItalicMT'\"><strong><em>&ldquo;PW 8 who led the trap team merely spoke of a recovery of the bribe amounts from the possession of the accused and the hands and trousers of the accused having positively reacted to the test solution,&rdquo; <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\">the court noted.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:14.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\">This testimony, however, conflicted with that of independent witnesses, who stated that<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\"><span style=\"font-family:'Arial-BoldItalicMT'\"><strong><em> &ldquo;some notes were found thrown on the floor.&rdquo; <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\">The court emphasized that these contradictions raised reasonable doubt about the veracity of the prosecution&rsquo;s claims.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:14.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\">Furthermore, the defense contended that the money was forcibly thrust upon the accused during the scuffle, a claim supported by an office employee who testified to witnessing the altercation. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\"><span style=\"font-family:'Arial-BoldItalicMT'\"><strong><em>&ldquo;PW 6 spoke of the scuffle that ensued when the complainant tried to thrust the money into the pocket of the accused,&rdquo; <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\">the judgment recorded. Additionally, another independent witness, PW 1, confirmed that<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\"><span style=\"font-family:'Arial-BoldItalicMT'\"><strong><em> &ldquo;two currency notes of Rs. 100\/- were lying scattered on the ground,&rdquo; <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\">further reinforcing doubts about whether the accused voluntarily accepted the bribe.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:14.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\">The Court reiterated that the burden of proving the demand and acceptance of a bribe lies squarely on the prosecution. It stressed that merely recovering money from an accused individual or conducting a positive phenolphthalein test does not automatically establish guilt under the Prevention of Corruption Act. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\"><span style=\"font-family:'Arial-BoldItalicMT'\"><strong><em>&ldquo;On an examination of the entire evidence, we are of the opinion that the prosecution has failed to establish beyond all reasonable doubt, the demand of bribe and its acceptance, in a trap laid by the trap team of the ACB,&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\"> the bench stated unequivocally.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:14.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\">With the evidence failing to meet the legal threshold,<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial-BoldMT\"><strong> the Supreme Court overturned the conviction imposed by the Trial Court and upheld by the High Court<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\">. The appeal was thus allowed, leading to the acquittal of the accused, and their bail bonds were subsequently canceled. In conclusion the bench stated <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\"><span style=\"font-family:'Arial-BoldItalicMT'\"><strong><em>&ldquo;Accordingly, the appeals stand allowed, acquitting the accused for reason of the prosecution having not established and proved the allegation of demand and acceptance of bribe by the accused beyond reasonable doubt,&rdquo;.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <hr \/>\n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#1155cc\"><span style=\"background-color:#fafafa\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial-BoldItalicMT\"><strong><em><u><a href=\"https:\/\/api.sci.gov.in\/supremecourt\/2022\/18552\/18552_2022_12_1501_60095_Judgement_07-Mar-2025.pdf\">Case Title: MADAN LAL VERSUS STATE OF RAJASTHAN<\/a><\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:14.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\"><span style=\"font-family:'Arial-BoldItalicMT'\"><strong><em>Advocates For Petitioner : Mr. Braj Kishore Mishra, Mr. Abhishek Yadav, Mr. Vikram Patralekh and ORS.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:14.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"font-size:14.67px\"><span style=\"font-family:'Arial-BoldItalicMT'\"><strong><em>Advocates For Respondent : Mr. Hemendra Jaiiya, Mr. Sandeep Malik, Mr. Sanjay Baranwal, Mr. Milind Kumar.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two government officials accused of soliciting and accepting bribes have been acquitted by the Supreme Court, which ruled that the prosecution failed to convincingly establish the core elements of demand and acceptance. 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