Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 302 · Decided 7 July 2003
Union of India v. Prakash P. Hinduja and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 302 · [2003] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 307
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 666/2002
- Decided
- 7 July 2003
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU, G.P. MATHUR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 5(2); CrPC Section 482, 173, 190, 156, 157, 2(h), 169, 170; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 5(2)
Headnote
B Code of Criminal Procedure 1973-Sections 482, 173, 190, 156 and 157-0ffence under Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption Act-CBI filing charge sheet without approval of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)- C Cognizance of offence by Special Judge-High Court holding that filing of charge sheet empowering CVC to have superintendence over the working of CBI, therefore illegality in investigation-Dismissal of charge sheet and quashing of cognizance taken and all consequential proceedings- On appeal held: Court cannot interfere with the investigation-Vineet Narain 's D case does not lay
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