Unless The Contrary Is Proved

Unless the contrary is proved, the words 'unless the contrary is proved' mean that the presumption raised by s. 4 has to be rebutted by proof and not by bare explanation which may be merely plausible. The required proof need not be such as is expected for sustaining a criminal conviction: it need only establish a high degree of probability, State of Assam v. Krishna Rao, AIR 1973 SC 28 (37): (1973) 3 SCC 227: (1973) 2 SCR 239. [Prevention of Corruption Act (2 of 1947), s. 4]