https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281846 A statutory restriction on the rank of the investigating officer did not by itself change the cognizable character of offences under the Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act; since the offences remained cognizable, sanction under section 196A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 was unnecessary. The authorising Magistrate's territorial competence was sufficient if any part of the offence occurred within that jurisdiction, so the investigation remained valid. The Special Judge could also try the businessman and Army officers together because the charges arose from the same transaction and the joinder provisions permitted a joint trial. The quashing order therefore could not stand. en-us Thu, 29 Mar 1973 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 09 Jul 2019 14:16:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281846 A statutory restriction on the rank of the investigating officer did not by itself change the cognizable character of offences under the Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act; since the offences remained cognizable, sanction under section 196A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 was unnecessary. The authorising Magistrate's territorial competence was sufficient if any part of the offence occurred within that jurisdiction, so the investigation remained valid. The Special Judge could also try the businessman and Army officers together because the charges arose from the same transaction and the joinder provisions permitted a joint trial. The quashing order therefore could not stand. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 29 Mar 1973 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281846