#corruption prosecution

Bombay High Court ruled that mere completion of an official act without proof of bribe demand or motive fails to establish an offense under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The absence of a second pancha witness and documentary evidence of file dispatch further weakened the prosecution's case, reinforcing the need for strict proof in corruption allegations.

Bombay High Court holds that gesture-based bribe demands without verbal confirmation fail to establish offence under PCA; sanction by incompetent authority invalidates prosecution.