MANMOHAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) ACCUSED -Manmohan Singh, who was convicted under Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 by the trial Court has challenged the same before this Court.

(2.) ONE of the charges was that he had acquired property disproportionate to his known sources of income during the period 1985 to 31.10.1999, when he was serving as Naib Tehsildar at Gurgaon. As regards the scope of this appeal, suffice it to say, the prosecution has come out with an allegation that accused Manmohan Singh spent a sum of Rs. 8 lacs towards the construction of his house. But during the course of investigation, it came to light that the accused spent a sum of Rs. 4,31,158/ - for putting up construction of his house. Out of the said amount he could not account for a sum of Rs. 73,997/ -, which was spent for putting up construction of his house. In sum and substance, it is the case of the prosecution that the accused could not explain a sum of Rs. 73,997/ - spent by him for construction of his house.

(3.) THE trial Court having rejected the defence evidence held that the accused could not explain a sum of Rs. 73,997/ - spent by him for construction of his house.