Supreme Court of India
Pradip Buragohain v. Pranati Phukan
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Before parting with the discussion on the evidence adduced by the appellant we may note one other factor that needs to be mentioned.
Judgment, page 19
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Representation of the People Act, 1951: c ss. 80, 100(1)(b) and 123(1) - State Assembly elections - Election petition, challenging election of returned candidate on grounds of corrupt practices of bribery - Dismissed by High Court - HELD: Standard of proof required for establishing a charge of corrupt practices is the same as is o applicable to a criminal charge - In an election dispute it is unsafe to accept oral evidence at its face value unless it is backed by unimpeachable and incontrovertible documentary evidence - As regards election petitioner's explanation for non-production of
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- 1954 Jumuna Prasad Mukhariya and Others v. Lachhi Ram and Others.
- 1989 Laxmi Narayan Nayak v. Ramratan Chaturvedi and Ors.
- 1976 D. Venkata Reddy v. R Sultan & Others
- 1976 M. Narayana Rao v. G. Venkata Reddy & Others
- 1974 Rahim Khan v. Khurshid Ahmed & Ors.
- 1976 Ramji Prasad Singh v. Ram Bilas Jha & Four Ors.
- 1978 Dada Saheb Dattatraya Pawar & Ors v. Pandurang Raoji Jagtap & Ors.
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