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State of Karnataka v. T.N. Sudhakar Reddy

Whether High Court was justified in quashing the FIR registered against the Respondent in the absence of a preliminary enquiry before registration…

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
17 Feb 2025
Citation
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1241
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 5001/2024
Bench
Dipankar Datta, Sandeep Mehta

Issue for consideration

Whether High Court was justified in quashing the FIR registered against the Respondent in the absence of a preliminary enquiry before registration of FIR under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; whether a composite order can be passed under Section Act, 1988 directing registration of FIR and conducting investigation in the case.

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