previous sanction for prosecution
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Merely because the power of appointment and removal was delegated to the Administrator, he could not be held as the competent authority to remove the accused, who was appointed prior to the delegation by the President”

Kerala High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Effacing abominable offences through quashing process would not only send a wrong signal to the community, but may also accord an undue benefit to unscrupulous habitual or professional offenders, who can secure a “settlement” through duress, threats, social boycotts, bribes or other dubious means”