Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 360 · Decided 28 May 2013
State of Maharashtra Through C.B.I. v. Mahesh G. Jain
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 360 · [2013] 3 S.C.R. 850
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2345/2009
- Decided
- 28 May 2013
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Prevention of Corruption Act Section 2, 19(1)
Headnote
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988: c s.19(1) read with ss. 7, 13(1)(d) and 2 - Public servant- Sanction for prosecution - Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification - Trial court on merits holding against accused, but acquitting him solely on the ground that sanction order was defective - Hih appeal prayed D by prosecution - Held: When there is an order of sanction by competent authority indicating application of mind, the same should not be lightly dealt with - Minor irregularities and flimsy technicalities are to be ignored and cannot be allowed to become tools in the hands of
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