Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 539 · Decided 22 April 2025
Central Bureau of Investigation v. Ramesh Chander Diwan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 539 · [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1476
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1527/2025
- Decided
- 22 April 2025
- Bench
- DIPANKAR DATTA, MANMOHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- BNSS; IPC Section 120B, 420, 21; CrPC Section 197, 2(y), 197(1); Constitution Article 311; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 13(2), 13(1)(d)
Headnote
Whether the High Court was right in holding that sanction under Section 197, Cr.PC not having been obtained, the respondent should be discharged for the offences registered under Sections 120B and 420 of the IPC against him. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 1860 - s.21 - Prosecution of Judges and public servants - Sanction for prosecution - Respondent initially appointed by Government of Punjab, was sent on deputation in the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh - Deputation period was extended by Governor of Punjab
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