https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291340 Where prosecution sanction is a statutory condition precedent, it must show that the sanctioning authority considered the facts constituting the alleged offence and applied its mind. A sanction order that discloses no such facts on its face, and is unsupported by evidence that the relevant material was placed before the authority, is invalid because mere recommendation is not enough. In that situation, the criminal court lacks jurisdiction to try the accused, and the defect is not cured by Section 537 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. The conviction and sentence were therefore quashed. en-us Fri, 27 Nov 1970 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 13:31:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291340 Where prosecution sanction is a statutory condition precedent, it must show that the sanctioning authority considered the facts constituting the alleged offence and applied its mind. A sanction order that discloses no such facts on its face, and is unsupported by evidence that the relevant material was placed before the authority, is invalid because mere recommendation is not enough. In that situation, the criminal court lacks jurisdiction to try the accused, and the defect is not cured by Section 537 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. The conviction and sentence were therefore quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 27 Nov 1970 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291340