ORDER

C.D. Parekh, J. - These are seven revisions arising out of the order dated 27-9-1968 passed by Shri H.C. Agarwal, Special Judge. (Anti-Corruption) (West), Luck-now, wherein common questions of law and fact have been agitated and are involved and can conveniently be disposed of by one single judgment.

2. In all these revisions the sanction orders (a sample of which has been reproduced in the body of the lower court's order) for the prosecution of the Applicants, for offences u/s 5(2) read with Section 5(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act of 1947 (Act No. II of 1947) have been challenged. In some of the cases the sanction relates to offences punishable u/s 120(b) and Section 420 IPC as well. Sanction orders have been signed by the Deputy Secretary of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. The sanctions have been accorded under the provisions of Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898) and Section 6(1)(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1.947, for the prosecution of Col. Sujan Singh, Major Inder Singh and Captain Harvans Singh who were Commissioned officers in the employment of the Union of India and M.N. Mukerjee who was a civili