Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 37 · Decided 8 January 2026
The Joint Director (Rayalaseema), Anti-Corruption Bureau, A.P. & ANR. ETC. v. Dayam Peda Ranga Rao ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 37 · [2026] 1 S.C.R. 740
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 122/2026
- Decided
- 8 January 2026
- Bench
- M.M. SUNDRESH, SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- BNSS Section 2(s); CrPC Section 2(s), 2(o); Prevention of Corruption Act
Headnote
A set of cases where, the FIRs registered, for offences punishable under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 have been quashed, which left the investigation(s) being nipped in the bud in some cases, while, in proceedings stood terminated. The High Court has undertaken the said exercise, solely on the issue of jurisdiction of the police station which registered the FIRs. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.2(s) - Bharatiya
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