Archive · 26 Sep 2025
Supreme Court Sides with Jerusalem Mathaiah in Vote-Buying Case
In 2015, there was an accusation of trying to bribe someone to vote a certain way.
Jerusalem Mathaiah was one of the people accused.
The case went to the Supreme Court.
The court looked at the evidence and decided that there wasn't enough proof to show that Mathaiah was involved.
They agreed with a previous decision that said he wasn't guilty.
The main problem was that there wasn't clear evidence placing Mathaiah at the scene of the alleged crime.
The court also mentioned that the original report had some errors in the dates and times.
Therefore, the court sided with Mathaiah and dismissed the accusations against him.
The Supreme Court dismissed the case against Jerusalem Mathaiah.
The case involved allegations of offering a bribe in a 2015 cash-for-vote scam.
The court upheld an earlier decision by the Hyderabad High Court.
The court cited a lack of evidence directly linking Mathaiah to the alleged bribe.
The complainant was Elvis Stephenson, who was allegedly offered a bribe.
- Who
- Jerusalem Mathaiah, Elvis Stephenson, and the Supreme Court
- What
- The Supreme Court upheld an earlier order, giving relief to Jerusalem Mathaiah in a 2015 cash-for-vote case.
- When
- The Supreme Court delivered the verdict on Friday.
- Where
- Supreme Court
- Why
- The court found insufficient evidence linking Mathaiah to the alleged bribe offer.
- Case
- Cash-for-vote scam of 2015
- Defendant
- Jerusalem Mathaiah (Accused No. 4)
- Complainant
- Elvis Stephenson
- Allegation
- Offering Rs 5 crore bribe to Stephenson
- Court Decision
- Upheld Hyderabad High Court's order
- Key Finding
- Mathaiah not present at the transaction scene