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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
A. BADHARUDEEN
Smitha P M, D/o P.V. Balan Nair – Appellant
Versus
State Of Kerala – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. filing of petitions under relevant laws (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. allegations of corruption and collusion (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. sanction to prosecute must be from competent authority (Para 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. review of witness statements and evidence (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. remand to stage of pre-cognizance (Para 14 , 17) |
| 6. principles of double jeopardy in prosecution (Para 15 , 16) |
JUDGMENT :
A. BADHARUDEEN, J.
Crl.M.C.No.5862/2025 has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to quash Annexure A2 Final Report and all further proceedings in Crime No.01/2019 of VACB, Kannur, now pending as C.C.No.11/2021 on the files of the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thalassery. The petitioner herein is the 1st accused in the above case.
2. Crl.M.C No.4795/2025 has been filed by the 2nd accused in the above case seeking the following prayer:
“Quash the Final Report in Crime No.VC 01/2019/KNR dated 08.04.2019 in CC No.11/2019 before the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thalassery and all further proceedings.”
3. Similarly, O.P.(Crl.) No.272/2022 has been filed by the 3rd accused in the above case under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, see
Sanction for prosecution must be obtained from a competent authority; failure to do so invalidates the proceedings.
Prosecution of public servants requires sanction from the same authority that appointed them, emphasizing the importance of valid authorization under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The court emphasized that a competent authority must issue sanction for prosecution under the P.C. Act, invalidating any proceedings initiated without it, while allowing for fresh charges upon obtain....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the sanction must be accorded by the Competent Authority as per Sec. 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and the material collected for on....
Sanction for prosecution of public servants must reflect independent assessment; repeated refusals by the authority, absent new evidence, undermine legitimacy of prosecution.
The judgment established that the absence of sanction can be raised at the inception and at the threshold as it goes to the root of the matter. It also emphasized that the validity or illegality of t....
Errors in sanction for prosecution can be raised during trial, and further investigation is permissible under Section 173(8) of Cr.P.C.
Mandatory requirement of previous sanction for prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the effect of retirement on prosecution when sanction is refused during the public servant's serv....
The validity of the sanction granted to prosecute a public servant must be confirmed by a competent authority; failure to do so renders the prosecution invalid.
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