Deorao Marotrao Bhagatkar vs Central Bureau Of Investigation Thr. ... on 14 August, 2018
24. Before analyzing further as to whether in the present
case oral and documentary evidence was sufficient to raise the
aforesaid presumption under section 20 of the said Act against the
appellant, it would be relevant to refer to the judgment of the
Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of C.M.Sharma v. State of
Andhra Pradesh (supra) where the Court was faced with a similar
situation wherein the shadow witness had been asked by the
accused to leave the cabin when the trap was actually executed. It
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was contended in the said case that since the shadow witness was
not present when the complainant gave the bribe amount to the
accused, the evidence of the complainant was uncorroborated and
in such situation, the prosecution case could not be said to have
been proved.