https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308312 Locus standi was upheld because the CrPC definition of "victim" and the proviso to Section 372 recognize a right of appeal, and persons affected by alleged corrupt recruitment were not strangers to the proceedings. The challenge to quashing also succeeded because compromise between complainants and accused cannot justify use of Section 482 CrPC to stifle allegations of corruption, abuse of official position, and public wrong. The non-inclusion of Prevention of Corruption Act offences did not validate the quashment. The complaint was restored and the matter was directed to proceed in accordance with law. en-us Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Jun 2023 21:50:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308312 Locus standi was upheld because the CrPC definition of "victim" and the proviso to Section 372 recognize a right of appeal, and persons affected by alleged corrupt recruitment were not strangers to the proceedings. The challenge to quashing also succeeded because compromise between complainants and accused cannot justify use of Section 482 CrPC to stifle allegations of corruption, abuse of official position, and public wrong. The non-inclusion of Prevention of Corruption Act offences did not validate the quashment. The complaint was restored and the matter was directed to proceed in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308312