Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 443 · Decided 4 July 2011
Chitiaranjan Das v. State of Orissa
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 443 · [2011] 7 S.C.R. 836
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 820/2007
- Decided
- 4 July 2011
- Bench
- G.S. SINGHVI, C.K. PRASAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 482; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 19, 5(1)(e)
Headnote
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 - s. 19 - Previous C sanction necessary for prosecution - FIR lodged against a public servant for possessing assets disproportionate to known sources of income - Vigilance Department seeking sanction for prosecution of the public servant - Refusal by State - D Superannuation of the public servant - Thereafter, despite request by Vigilance Department the State Government declined to reconsider the decision - Subsequently, charge sheet filed uls. 5(2) rw s. 5(1)(e) of the Act against the public servant - Special Judge taking cognizance of the
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