Declaring that black money corrupts democracy, the Supreme Court has issued strict guidelines to restrict the circulation of unaccounted funds during elections.
Case Title: State of Karnataka & Anr. v Prathik Parasrampuria
Case No.: SLP (Crl.) No. 3549 of 2016
Coram: Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh
Court Observation
“If it is that this one chance at expression is itself tainted, it would not be an understatement to say that the very essence of democracy, which is a rule of the people, by the people and for the people, is compromised,”
“influenced by external factors is no longer a choice of their own. It is somebody else’s choice being thrust upon them.”
