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State by Deputy Superintendent of Police v. B.T. Ramesh & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.197, 482 – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

Partly allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
14 Jul 2025
Citation
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 202
Case no.
CIVIL APPEAL No. 9463/2025
Bench
Dipankar Datta, Manmohan

Issue for consideration

Issue arose whether the High Court was justified in quashing the criminal proceedings, on the grounds of the chargesheet having been filed more than four years after the date of the alleged incident and lack of sanction; and whether r.214 of the Karnataka Civil any application to stifle criminal proceedings for offences punishable under the IPC or the PC Act or any analogous law.

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