https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460865 Prior approval under the Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act was valid where the material disclosed commission of organised crime by an organised crime syndicate; at that stage, the competent authority need not determine the specific role of each accused, and scrutiny is limited to credible material supporting invocation of the Act. The High Court erred by treating multiple prior chargesheets as a universal precondition and by assessing the private respondent's individual liability at the approval stage. A facilitator, abettor, or conspirator may still be proceeded against where nexus with the syndicate is shown. The quashing of the chargesheet was therefore unsustainable. en-us Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:08:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460865 Prior approval under the Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act was valid where the material disclosed commission of organised crime by an organised crime syndicate; at that stage, the competent authority need not determine the specific role of each accused, and scrutiny is limited to credible material supporting invocation of the Act. The High Court erred by treating multiple prior chargesheets as a universal precondition and by assessing the private respondent's individual liability at the approval stage. A facilitator, abettor, or conspirator may still be proceeded against where nexus with the syndicate is shown. The quashing of the chargesheet was therefore unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460865