Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 31 · Decided 6 January 2026
The Karnataka Lokayuktha Bagalkote District, Bagalkot v. Chandrashekar & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 31 · [2026] 1 S.C.R. 191
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 77/2026
- Decided
- 6 January 2026
- Bench
- AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH, K. VINOD CHANDRAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
Whether present is a case where the criminal proceedings can be quashed on the exoneration of the respondent-delinquent employee in the departmental enquiry or they be permitted to continue. Disciplinary enquiry vis-à-vis Criminal proceedings when cannot be quashed on the exoneration of the delinquent employee in the departmental enquiry - Respondent, an Executive Engineer (Electrical) was alleged to have demanded a bribe from an electrical contractor - Contractor complained to the Anti-Corruption
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