Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 468 · Decided 8 October 1999
Central Bureau of Investigation ETC. v. V.K. Sehgal and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 468 · [1999] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 570
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1059/1999
- Decided
- 8 October 1999
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, M.B. SHAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 5(2); CrPC Section 465; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 19(3)(a), 27, 30, 5(2)
Headnote
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ETC. v. V.K. SEHGAL AND ANR. OCTOBER 8, 1999 [K.T. THOMAS AND M.B. SHAH, JJ.) Cr.P.C. 1973: Section 465--Want of valid sanction for prosecution­ . Scope of interference by appellate or revisional Court-Govt. Officer-­ Charged for receiving bribery-Trial, convicted a finding on ground of error or irregularity in sanction for prosecution, unless failure of justice has occurred-Thus High Court com­ mitted an error in setting aside the conviction and sentence-Prevention of D Corruption Act, 1947: Sections 6 and 5(2)-:l'revention of Corruption Act,
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