State vs G. Easwaran 2025 INSC 397 - Ss. 397, 482 CrPC - Quashing - Sanction
Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 482 - Sanction - Validity of the sanction is an issue that must be examined during the course of the trial (Para 12)- the validity of the sanction can always be examined during the course of the trial and the problems due to the typographical error as alleged by the State could have been explained by producing the file at the time of trial - A mere delay in the grant of sanction for prosecuting a public authority is not a ground to quash a criminal case.(Para 14)
Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 482 - The limited scope of Section 482 Cr.P.C is of determining “whether or not there is sufficient ground for proceeding against the accused” based on the material, and not “whether that would warrant a conviction” (para 10)
Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 397, 482 - While the bar under section 397(3) of the CrPC does not curtail the remedy under Section 482, it is trite that inherent powers must be exercised sparingly. (Para 7)
