Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 703 · Decided 29 October 2021
The State of Jammu & Kashmir and Others v. DR. Saleem Ur Rehman
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 703 · [2021] 10 S.C.R. 864
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1170/2021
- Decided
- 29 October 2021
- Bench
- M.R. SHAH, A.S. BOPANNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 120; CrPC; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 3, 120, 155
Headnote
J&K Prevention of Corruption Act, 2006: s.3, second proviso, s.5(1)(d) r/w 5(2) - Authorisation by Senior Superintendent of Police to the inspector to enquire into the FIR for the offences under ss.5(1)(d) r/w 5(2) of the J&K PC Act, 2006 Ranbir Penal Code, legality of - Requirement to give reasons in the authorisation - Held: It cannot be said that there was non- application of mind on the part of the Senior Superintendent of Police authorising the inspector to enquire into the FIR for the stated offences - The
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