State of Karnataka v. B G Prakash Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: sanction order; sanction under Prevention of Corruption Act; Spl.C.C.No.336/2020; revision under S.397 r/w 401 Cr.P.C; S.438 r/w 442 BNSS; disposal in terms of earlier order; Crl.RP.no.975/2024 dated 22.03.2025; remand to Trial Court; Bengaluru Metropolitan Task Force CID; BBMP engineers/contractor as accused. Relevant when tracking Karnataka HC practice of disposing corruption-case revisions by reference to a connected order remanding matters for consideration of sanction orders.
What did the court decide?
Prayer to set aside the order dated 08.11.2023 in Spl.C.C.No.336/2020 was not independently adjudicated; the Revision Petition was disposed of in terms of the order dated 22.03.2025 passed in Crl.RP.no.975/2024. Per counsel's joint submission, that order had remanded matters back to the Trial Court for consideration of the sanction order given by the State and to continue proceedings against the accused.