https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=125447 Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 requires previous sanction only for the offences expressly named in that provision, namely Sections 7, 10, 11, 13 and 15. Section 12 creates a distinct offence of abetment and is not included in that list, so the sanction requirement cannot be extended to it by interpretation. The omission is deliberate on the statutory text, and the court cannot rewrite the provision to enlarge the sanction bar. Previous sanction is therefore not required before taking cognizance under Section 12. en-us Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 11 May 2013 13:27:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=125447 Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 requires previous sanction only for the offences expressly named in that provision, namely Sections 7, 10, 11, 13 and 15. Section 12 creates a distinct offence of abetment and is not included in that list, so the sanction requirement cannot be extended to it by interpretation. The omission is deliberate on the statutory text, and the court cannot rewrite the provision to enlarge the sanction bar. Previous sanction is therefore not required before taking cognizance under Section 12. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=125447