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Speed money

bribery, Som Parkash v. State of Delhi, AIR 1974 SC 989 (993): 1974 SCC (Cri) 215. [Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, s. 5(1)(a)]

Obtaining or attempting to obtain

Penal Code, Ram Krishan v. State of Delhi, AIR 1956 SC 476 (478): (1956) SCR 182. [Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, s. 5(1)(d)]

Roberdsman, or Robertsman

bold and stout robber or night thief, so called from Robin Hood, the famous robber, but, perhaps, a corruption of 'robber's-man.'-3 Inst. 197.

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Commission to inquire of faults against the law

Commission to inquire of faults against the law, anciently set forth an extraordinary occasions and corruptions.

Unless the contrary is proved

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]

Tamper

LT 75. Means to meddle so as to alter (a thing) especially, to make changes that are illegal, corrupting, or preventing, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1468.

Synodales testes

Synodales testes, synods-men (corrupted into sidesmen), were the urban and rural deans, now the churchwardens. See SIDESMEN.

Special reasons

the sentence is being awarded, Meet Singh v. State of Punjab, AIR 1980 SC 1141 (1143). [Prevention of Corruption Act (2 of 1947), s. 5(2) Proviso]

Several

has its own limitations. The use of the word several would not be indicative of the fact that corruption which took place many years back was under contemplation, Kishore Chandra Patel v. State of Orissa, AIR 1993

Satisfactorily account

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)]

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