| PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988 |
CrPC — S 239 — PC Act — Ss 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) & 15 —IPC — S 120B — Discharge by Trial Court — Reversal by High Court — Conferring undue advantage upon the owners of the land — unilateral Agreements — not signed by the appellants— names of the appellants not mentioned in FIR— agreements not even recovered from the custody of the appellants — Held, agreements being unilateral and not bearing the signatures of the appellants, mere execution of such agreements cannot be considered as a relevant circumstance against the appellants — nothing on record to indicate that the consideration mentioned in the agreement could be traced to the appellants — no statement by any of the witnesses — No proximity or meeting of minds between the appellants and any of the other accused —Order of discharge restored. (Para 11) |
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