https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193251 Criminal conspiracy and criminal breach of trust may be inferred where public servants and contractors jointly bypass financial controls, award contracts without tenders, make unauthorised payments or unsecured advances, conceal transactions from superiors, and thereby cause wrongful loss to the Government. The totality of coordinated conduct, rather than isolated financial irregularities, supports the inference of a deliberate plan to secure wrongful gain. Sanction under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 is unavailable where the alleged conduct comprises criminal conspiracy and misconduct unrelated to the legitimate discharge of official duties. en-us Tue, 07 Sep 1971 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 20 Jul 2017 17:26:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193251 Criminal conspiracy and criminal breach of trust may be inferred where public servants and contractors jointly bypass financial controls, award contracts without tenders, make unauthorised payments or unsecured advances, conceal transactions from superiors, and thereby cause wrongful loss to the Government. The totality of coordinated conduct, rather than isolated financial irregularities, supports the inference of a deliberate plan to secure wrongful gain. Sanction under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 is unavailable where the alleged conduct comprises criminal conspiracy and misconduct unrelated to the legitimate discharge of official duties. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 07 Sep 1971 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193251