Supreme Court of India

K.karunakaran v. State of Kerala

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 10 S.C.R. 283
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasaya T and S.H. Kapadia JJ.
Decided 6 December 2006

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3 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-Section 197-Prosecution without Sanction-Challenged-High Court holding sanction not necessary since the person was not holding the office when cognizance was taken-Additional a/legation of victimization by prosecution due to ma/a fides and political rivalry in view of certain facts brought on record-Held: Decision of High Court regarding status on the date of taking cognizance justified-Since the additional facts regarding allegation of mala fides not brought to the notice of High Court, direction to High Court to consider the plea relating to malafides.

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 2 mentioned

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