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State of Karnataka v. Sri Channakeshava.H.D. & Anr.

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss.13(1)(b), 13(2), 17 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
7 Apr 2025
Citation
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 608
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1849/2025
Bench
Sudhanshu Dhulia, K. Vinod Chandran

Issue for consideration

Whether the High Court erred in quashing the FIR against the respondent no.1-public servant under Section 13(1)(b) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 in a case of Disproportionate Assets, on the ground that the Superintendent of Police (SP) a preliminary enquiry before passing the orders directing registration of FIR.

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