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Is 17A PC Act Sanction Necessary When Probe Was Ordered Under 156(3) CrPC? Supreme Court Tags Yediyurappa's Case With Pending Reference
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The Supreme Court tagged a case related to B.S. Yediyurappa with a pending reference to a larger bench to decide whether prior sanction under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act) is necessary when the probe was ordered under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). Section 17A mandates prior sanction for investigating public servants. The core issue is whether a court-ordered investigation under CrPC bypasses this requirement of prior sanction.
