Supreme Court of India
Manzoor Ali Khan v. Union of India & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
In view of the aforesaid judgment of the Constitution Bench in Antulay case, it must be held that the appellant has the right to file a complaint for prosecution of Respondent 2 in respect of the offences allegedly E committed by him under the 1988.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988: s. 19 - Previous sanction necessary for prosecution - Writ petition seeking to declare the provision as unconstitutional on the ground that the provision is being used to protect dishonest and corrupt politicians and Government officials ..:.. Direction sought for prosecution of all cases registered and investigated under the provisions of the Act without sanction as required u/s 19 - Held: Requirement of sanction uls 19 has salutary object of protecting an innocent public servant against unwarranted and ma/a fide prosecution - Mere possibility of abuse
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Where later benches applied it
- 2025 Dashrath v. The State of Maharashtra
- 2022 Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
Of those, 2 referred to
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