https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280033 Refusal to secure and issue process for material defence witnesses, after the court had already directed a reasonable opportunity to examine them, was treated as a breach of the mandatory procedure under section 257 of the Criminal Procedure Code and a denial of fair trial, so the conviction could not stand. On sanction, the text notes that prosecution of the public servant accused for conspiracy and bribery did not require sanction under section 197 in the circumstances, applying the then-governing judicial authority. The convictions were set aside and the accused were acquitted because the trial was unfair, while the sanction objection failed. en-us Thu, 22 Apr 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:59:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280033 Refusal to secure and issue process for material defence witnesses, after the court had already directed a reasonable opportunity to examine them, was treated as a breach of the mandatory procedure under section 257 of the Criminal Procedure Code and a denial of fair trial, so the conviction could not stand. On sanction, the text notes that prosecution of the public servant accused for conspiracy and bribery did not require sanction under section 197 in the circumstances, applying the then-governing judicial authority. The convictions were set aside and the accused were acquitted because the trial was unfair, while the sanction objection failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 22 Apr 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280033