https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=337744 Criminal proceedings under the Prevention of Corruption Act were not quashed under Section 482 CrPC because the FIR, charge sheet and witness statements disclosed a demand for bribe and trap proceedings in which the tainted amount was handed over. The absence of direct recovery from the accused was held insufficient, by itself, to terminate the prosecution at the threshold. The Court also treated the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Manual as administrative rather than mandatory, so its breach did not vitiate the case. As prima facie material existed, inherent powers were not exercised to stifle the prosecution, and the petition was rejected. en-us Thu, 05 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 08:15:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=337744 Criminal proceedings under the Prevention of Corruption Act were not quashed under Section 482 CrPC because the FIR, charge sheet and witness statements disclosed a demand for bribe and trap proceedings in which the tainted amount was handed over. The absence of direct recovery from the accused was held insufficient, by itself, to terminate the prosecution at the threshold. The Court also treated the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Manual as administrative rather than mandatory, so its breach did not vitiate the case. As prima facie material existed, inherent powers were not exercised to stifle the prosecution, and the petition was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 05 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=337744