Prevention of Corruption Act,1988  - Section 13 (1) ,  (2)

Conviction and sentence - Appellant found in possession of the assets dis-proportionate to his known sources of income Rs.18,25,098.69 - Abusing his official post - Electricity and telephone bills not proved at trial - High Court remitted back to Trial Court - Allow prosecution to prove documents - Full opportunity to prosecution - Not proved - Supreme Court - In absence of proving documents same cannot be relied upon - Alleged unexplained income Rs.2,71,613.64 - Alleged unexplained income remains merely a marginal/paltry sum - Which any government employee can save every year - Impugned orders of courts below - Set aside - Appeal allowed.

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