BALUSAMY vs STATE OF TAMIL NADU — Crl.A. No. 515/2004

Case Summary: Balusamy v. State of Tamil Nadu (Crl.A. No. 515/2004) On 24 February 2011, the Supreme Court dismissed Balusamy's criminal appeal against a corruption conviction. The Court upheld the trial and High Court judgments, finding that prosecution witnesses (the complainant, his brother-in-law, and the investigating officer) had proven the bribe demand and acceptance, a positive phenolphthalein test confirmed Rs. 1,500 recovered from the accused, and the accused's conflicting statements under Section 313 CrPC undermined his defence. The Court rejected the appellant's argument citing *A. Subair v. State of Kerala*, distinguishing that case on facts where key witnesses were hostile and the bribe was trivial, whereas here demand and acceptance were properly proven. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.