State Of Karnataka vs Sri Channakeshava.H.D. 2025 INSC 471 - Preliminary Enquiry - Corruption Cases

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973- Section 154 - In matters of corruption a preliminary enquiry although desirable, but is not mandatory. In a case where a superior officer, based on a detailed source report disclosing the commission of a cognizable offence, passes an order for registration of FIR, the requirement of preliminary enquiry can be relaxed- Referred to in State of Karnataka v. T.N Sudhakar Reddy (Para 11-12)

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