Case Law Analysis
|Rajasthan High Court
Section 7 Prevention of Corruption Act | Circumstantial Evidence Alone Can Sustain Conviction Despite Hostile Witnesses: Rajasthan HC
Rajasthan High Court rules that circumstantial evidence, including pre-trap proceedings and demand corroboration, is sufficient to establish guilt under the Prevention of Corruption Act, even if key witnesses turn hostile. The judgment reinforces that direct evidence is not mandatory for conviction in corruption cases, impacting anti-corruption prosecutions nationwide.