https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299150 Section 197 CrPC sanction was treated as an embargo on cognizance, not a condition precedent for filing the charge sheet, so the absence of prior sanction did not by itself invalidate the prosecution. The Court further held that the prosecution materials, including the charge sheet, file notings and Cabinet process, did not disclose the essential ingredients of criminal conspiracy, cheating or criminal breach of trust against the petitioner. As continuation of the proceedings would amount to abuse of process, the criminal petition was allowed and the cognizance order and proceedings, insofar as the petitioner was concerned, were set aside. en-us Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 05 Dec 2021 14:39:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299150 Section 197 CrPC sanction was treated as an embargo on cognizance, not a condition precedent for filing the charge sheet, so the absence of prior sanction did not by itself invalidate the prosecution. The Court further held that the prosecution materials, including the charge sheet, file notings and Cabinet process, did not disclose the essential ingredients of criminal conspiracy, cheating or criminal breach of trust against the petitioner. As continuation of the proceedings would amount to abuse of process, the criminal petition was allowed and the cognizance order and proceedings, insofar as the petitioner was concerned, were set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299150