Kauselendra Singh v. State Of Chhattisgarh
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – Sections 13(1)(d) and 13(2) – quashing of FIR and of Special Judge's order
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What is this about?
Quashing of FIR Crime No. 24/2017 (ACB/EOW, Raipur) under Sections 13(1)(d) and 13(2) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and of the Special Judge (PC Act, Raipur) order dated 22.07.2017 passed on a Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. application; recruitment of 15 Assistant Managers (2012) by Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation upheld in WA No. 433/2016 (judgment dated 09.11.2016) and affirmed in SLP(C) 36115/2016, State of Chhattisgarh v. Santosh Agrawal (back wages 50% reduced to 25%); no allegation of illegal gratification or pecuniary advantage to petitioners; alleged loss Rs. 1,12,00,000/- to State exchequer; suppression of writ proceedings before Special Judge; inherent/writ jurisdiction Article 226 and Section 482 Cr.P.C.; cases referred: Hira Lal, Neelu Chopra, Bhajan Lal, N.V. Subba Rao, Vidya Stokes, Ran Vijay Kumar, Priyanka Jaiswal, Rajesh Kumar Daria, Vinod Kumar, Meera Sahni; interim protection orders and Supreme Court remand in SLP(Cr) No. 1551/2020 (order dated 03.01.2025).