https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=179428 Withdrawal from prosecution under section 321 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is not confined to political offences; it may also be sought in ordinary cases on bona fide public-interest grounds. The Public Prosecutor must act as an independent officer in charge of the case, while the court exercises supervisory control and must be satisfied that the request is not collusive or based on extraneous considerations. The Special Public Prosecutor was treated as competent and sufficiently independent after examining the case materials, and the withdrawal was upheld as valid despite the existence of some prima facie evidence. en-us Thu, 16 Dec 1982 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 15:50:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=179428 Withdrawal from prosecution under section 321 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is not confined to political offences; it may also be sought in ordinary cases on bona fide public-interest grounds. The Public Prosecutor must act as an independent officer in charge of the case, while the court exercises supervisory control and must be satisfied that the request is not collusive or based on extraneous considerations. The Special Public Prosecutor was treated as competent and sufficiently independent after examining the case materials, and the withdrawal was upheld as valid despite the existence of some prima facie evidence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 16 Dec 1982 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=179428