https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295494 A prospective accused has no right of hearing at the stage of registration of an FIR or direction for investigation, especially where the court is only acting on prima facie material and not proceeding against any identified individual. Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was held inapplicable at that stage because the persons ultimately to be charged were not yet identified, and the provision was not intended to protect corrupt enrichment. The Court's Article 226 power remained available where misuse of public funds was prima facie shown and independent investigation was necessary. No error apparent on the face of the record was made out for recall. en-us Thu, 06 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 28 Feb 2022 17:36:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295494 A prospective accused has no right of hearing at the stage of registration of an FIR or direction for investigation, especially where the court is only acting on prima facie material and not proceeding against any identified individual. Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was held inapplicable at that stage because the persons ultimately to be charged were not yet identified, and the provision was not intended to protect corrupt enrichment. The Court's Article 226 power remained available where misuse of public funds was prima facie shown and independent investigation was necessary. No error apparent on the face of the record was made out for recall. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 06 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295494