M. NARSINGA RAO vs STATE OF A.P.

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of legal presumptions under Section 20 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, emphasizing that such presumptions arise from established facts and are compulsory. The court held that in the absence of direct evidence, inferences drawn from other facts can serve as a basis for these legal presumptions. The case was referred to a larger bench for further clarification on the interplay between factual and legal presumptions in corruption cases.