Which of the following does Section 23 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 NOT dispense with?
Section 23 only relaxes what the charge must describe, letting it omit particular items and exact dates and treating it as a charge of one offence; it does not dispense with…
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Which of the following does Section 23 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 NOT dispense with?
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Section 23 only relaxes what the charge must describe, letting it omit particular items and exact dates and treating it as a charge of one offence; it does not dispense with the prosecution having to prove at trial that the property was misappropriated dishonestly or fraudulently, an ingredient of section 13(1)(a) itself.