https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471571 Defects in prosecution sanction, including incompetence of the sanctioning authority, do not by themselves invalidate proceedings, warrant discharge, or justify a stay under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Section 19(3) treats such defects as material only where they have in fact caused a failure of justice, and its Explanation includes the sanctioning authority's competence within the scope of error. Section 19(4) further requires consideration of whether the objection could and should have been raised earlier. Comparable provisions in the Code of Criminal Procedure apply the same failure-of-justice standard to procedural errors and irregularities. en-us Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:58:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471571 Defects in prosecution sanction, including incompetence of the sanctioning authority, do not by themselves invalidate proceedings, warrant discharge, or justify a stay under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Section 19(3) treats such defects as material only where they have in fact caused a failure of justice, and its Explanation includes the sanctioning authority's competence within the scope of error. Section 19(4) further requires consideration of whether the objection could and should have been raised earlier. Comparable provisions in the Code of Criminal Procedure apply the same failure-of-justice standard to procedural errors and irregularities. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471571