Supreme Court of India

State of Karnataka v. T.N. Sudhakar Reddy

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Reported as [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1241
Bench Dipankar Datta and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 17 February 2025

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Issue for Consideration Whether High Court was justified in quashing the FIR registered against the Respondent in the absence of a preliminary enquiry before registration of FIR under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; whether a composite order can be passed under Section 17 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 directing registration of FIR and conducting investigation in the case. Headnotes† Requirement of preliminary inquiry before directing registration of an FIR under the Prevention of Corruption Act: Held: Conducting a preliminary inquiry is not sine qua non

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