https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182071 Writ interference at the sanction or cognizance stage under a special criminal statute is limited to extreme cases where the allegations, taken at face value, do not disclose any offence. The High Court cannot use Article 226 to undertake a pre-trial appraisal of police papers, confessions, witness statements, or seizure material as if deciding guilt; such issues ordinarily belong before the trial forum. A sanction order is not invalid merely because it does not recite detailed reasons, provided the record shows consideration of the relevant materials. Questions about conspiracy, breakdown of law and order, and whether the acts constitute terrorist or disruptive activity are matters for trial when the material discloses the ingredients of the offence. en-us Thu, 24 Nov 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 04 Apr 2018 14:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182071 Writ interference at the sanction or cognizance stage under a special criminal statute is limited to extreme cases where the allegations, taken at face value, do not disclose any offence. The High Court cannot use Article 226 to undertake a pre-trial appraisal of police papers, confessions, witness statements, or seizure material as if deciding guilt; such issues ordinarily belong before the trial forum. A sanction order is not invalid merely because it does not recite detailed reasons, provided the record shows consideration of the relevant materials. Questions about conspiracy, breakdown of law and order, and whether the acts constitute terrorist or disruptive activity are matters for trial when the material discloses the ingredients of the offence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 24 Nov 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182071