https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=754492 In a disproportionate assets prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the court quashed the FIR, charge sheet and criminal proceedings because the source report lacked material particulars on assets, liabilities and known sources of income, and did not provide a prima facie basis for registration of the case. The competent authority's order authorising investigation was based on that deficient report without meaningful independent application of mind or a proper preliminary enquiry. The court applied the principle that, in such cases, a preliminary enquiry is permissible and necessary before subjecting a public servant to criminal process, and that a bare source report cannot justify investigation. en-us Fri, 31 May 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:28:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=754492 In a disproportionate assets prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the court quashed the FIR, charge sheet and criminal proceedings because the source report lacked material particulars on assets, liabilities and known sources of income, and did not provide a prima facie basis for registration of the case. The competent authority's order authorising investigation was based on that deficient report without meaningful independent application of mind or a proper preliminary enquiry. The court applied the principle that, in such cases, a preliminary enquiry is permissible and necessary before subjecting a public servant to criminal process, and that a bare source report cannot justify investigation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 31 May 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=754492