Satisfactorily Account

Satisfactorily account, the legislature has advisedly used the expression 'satisfactorily account'. The emphasis must be on the word 'satisfactorily', and the Legislature has, thus, deliberately cast a burden on the accused not only to offer a plausible explanation as to how he came by his large wealth, but also to satisfy the court that his explantation was worthy of acceptance, C.S.D. Swami v. State, AIR 1960 SC 7 (10): (1960) 1 SCR 461. [Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, s. 5(3)]