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Murlidhar Rao S/O Manik Rao vs The State Of Karnataka on 2 March, 2012
8 The Apex Court in many other judgments including Murlidhar
& Ors. Vs. State of Karnataka3 has held that unless, the conclusions reached
by the trial court are found to be palpably wrong or based on erroneous
view of the law or if such conclusions are allowed to stand, they are likely to
result in grave injustice, Appellate Court should not interfere with the
conclusions of the Trial Court. Apex Court also held that merely because the
appellate court on re-appreciation and re-evaluation of the evidence is
inclined to take a different view, interference with the judgment of acquittal
3 (2014) 5 SCC 730
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is not justified if the view taken by the trial court is a possible view.
Ramesh Babulal Doshi vs The State Of Gujarat on 2 May, 1996
We must also keep in mind that there is a presumption of
innocence in favour of respondent and such presumption is strengthened by
the order of acquittal passed in his favour by the Trial Court.
9 The Apex Court in Ramesh Babulal Doshi Vs. State of Gujarat 4
has held that if the Appellate Court holds, for reasons to be recorded that
the order of acquittal cannot at all be sustained because Appellate Court
finds the order to be palpably wrong, manifestly erroneous or demonstrably
unsustainable, Appellate Court can reappraise the evidence to arrive at its
own conclusions. In other words, if Appellate Court finds that there was
nothing wrong or manifestly erroneous with the order of the Trial Court, the
Appeal Court need not even re-appraise the evidence and arrive at its own
conclusions.
Shridhar Gangaram Chavan vs The State Of Maharashtra on 13 October, 2015
11 Mr. Joshi submitted that this was a case where PW-1 in his
examination-in-chief says that he went to the house of accused and asked
her how much money he has to pay to get his house repaired and it is not
4 1996 SCC (cri) 972
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the case that accused first demanded the money for discharging her official
function. Mr. Joshi submitted that where a man has not demanded a bribe,
he is only suspected to be in the habit of taking bribes, and he is tempted
with a bribe just to see whether he would accept it or not and to trap him, if
he accepts it, it will be an illegitimate trap and accused cannot be convicted.
In fact it will be an offence on the part of the persons taking part in that
unless authorised by an act of parliament. Mr. Joshi relies on a judgment of
Madras High Court in the case of M. S. Mohiddin Vs. State5 Mr. Joshi also
relied on a similar issue decided by a Learned Single Judge of this Court in
Shridhar Chavan Vs. State of Maharashtra6
12 I do not wish to go into all these legal submissions because I am
convinced that some of the contradictions, which I am going to list out
below, itself are enough for dismissing the appeal.
V.Sejappa vs State By Police Insp.Lokayukta on 12 April, 2016
In V Sejappa Vs. State by Police Inspector
Lokayukta, Chitradurga7, the court was considering the presumption under
Section 20, when it arises and what was the duty of court while invoking the
provisions of Section 20. The court after observing that the proof of
demand is sine-qua-non for considering the offence under Section 7 of PC
Act, held that initially burden of proving that accused accepted or obtained
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the amount other than legal remuneration is upon prosecution. It is only
when such initial burden regarding demand and acceptance of illegal
gratification is successfully discharged by prosecution, then burden of
proving the defence shifts upon accused and a presumption would arise
under Section 20 of PC Act. This judgment was relied upon by Mr. Joshi
and he further submitted that if the evaluation of the evidence and the
findings recorded by the trial court do not suffer from any illegality or
perversity and the grounds on which the trial court has based its conclusion
are reasonable and plausible, the High Court should not disturb the order of
acquittal if another view is possible and the view taken by the trial court
also is possible, the Appellate court should not interfere.
The State Of Gujarat vs Navinbhai Chandrakant Joshi on 17 July, 2018
Paragraph 11 of Navinbhai Chandrakant Joshi (supra) reads as
under:
C.M.Girish Babu vs Cbi, Cochin, High Court Of Kerala on 24 February, 2009
In C.M. Girish Babu Vs. CBI Cochin, High Court of
Keralar (2009) 3 SCC 779, this Court held as under:-