STATE OF GUJARAT vs RAGHUNATH VAMANRAO BAXI

The Supreme Court reinstated the conviction of the accused under Section 161 IPC and Section 5(2) read with Section 5(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, after the High Court acquitted him. The Court found that the evidence from independent witnesses clearly established that the accused accepted a bribe of Rs. 12,500, and the High Court's decision was deemed erroneous. The Court emphasized that the credibility of the witnesses was intact and no adverse inference could be drawn from the prosecution's failure to examine a particular witness.