https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180179 Withdrawal of consent under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act could not retrospectively displace a CBI investigation already commenced and completed, because revocation operates prospectively and cannot undo steps already taken. Further investigation under the Code of Criminal Procedure was treated as a continuation of the earlier investigation, not a fresh or de novo inquiry by another agency, so State police could not be authorised to take over the same case. The withdrawal notification was also treated as mala fide, as the material suggested an attempt to revive the matter for a predetermined outcome rather than for a lawful investigative purpose. en-us Wed, 29 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 18 Mar 2016 11:33:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180179 Withdrawal of consent under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act could not retrospectively displace a CBI investigation already commenced and completed, because revocation operates prospectively and cannot undo steps already taken. Further investigation under the Code of Criminal Procedure was treated as a continuation of the earlier investigation, not a fresh or de novo inquiry by another agency, so State police could not be authorised to take over the same case. The withdrawal notification was also treated as mala fide, as the material suggested an attempt to revive the matter for a predetermined outcome rather than for a lawful investigative purpose. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 29 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180179