Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 542 · Decided 24 August 2006
State Inspector of Police, Visakhapatnam v. Surya Sankaram Karri
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 542 · [2006] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 229
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1335/2004
- Decided
- 24 August 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, DALVEER BHANDARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Prevention of Corruption Act Section 13(2), 17
Headnote
B Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988-Sections 13(2) and 17- Conviction under, for possession of assets disproportionate to known sources of income-Correctness of-Held: Sanction for prosecution of Chief C Commercial Inspector was accorded by officer who was not authorized in law, thus being without authorization of Superintendent of Police, thus wholly illegal-Also investigation was not conducted in fair manner, as such Inspector suffered miscarriage of justice-Thus, order of High Court setting aside the conviction justified-Administrative Law. Administrative Law-Statutory
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