Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
Section 7 PCA | Demand for Bribe May Be Inferred from Circumstantial Evidence Even When Complainant Prevaricates at Trial : SC
The Supreme Court has ruled that a demand under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act need not be proven by direct testimony if circumstantial evidence - including prior statements and corroborating witness accounts - collectively establishes the bribe transaction. This clarifies that a complainant’s inconsistent trial testimony does not automatically invalidate a prosecution, strengthening the state’s ability to secure convictions in covert corruption cases.