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Joseph M. Puthussery v. T.S. John & Ors.
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REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1951: s. 123 - Election petition alleging corrupt practices - c Nature of - Standa.rd of proof - Held: An election trial where corrupt practice is alleged, is to be conducted as a criminal trial - Standard of proof made applicable to criminal cases is proof beyond reasonable doubt - High Court misdirected itself on the point when it held that standard of proof higher 0 than the one applicable to civil cases but lesser than that applicable to criminal cases should be adopted in the case - Evidence. s.123(4) - Election petition alleging corrupt practice of
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