Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 471 · Decided 7 April 2025
State of Karnataka v. Sri CHANNAKESHAVA.H.D. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 471 · [2025] 4 S.C.R. 608
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1849/2025
- Decided
- 7 April 2025
- Bench
- SUDHANSHU DHULIA, K. VINOD CHANDRAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 482, 8; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 13(2), 13(1)(b), 17, 13
Headnote
Whether the High Court erred in quashing the FIR against the respondent no.1-public servant under Section 13(1)(b) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 in a case of Disproportionate Assets, on the ground that the Superintendent of Police (SP) a preliminary enquiry before passing the orders directing registration of FIR. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - ss.13(1)(b), 13(2), 17 - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.482 - Corruption matters against the public servants - Preliminary
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