N. Narsinga Rao vs State Of Andhra Pradesh

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of legal presumptions under Section 20 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, emphasizing that such presumptions are compulsory and arise from established facts. The Court held that in the absence of direct evidence, inferences drawn from circumstantial evidence can serve as a basis for these legal presumptions. The conviction of the appellant, a manager accused of accepting bribes, was upheld despite witness retractions, affirming the importance of the presumption of guilt in corruption cases.