Observing that there are no allegations attracting the offenses under the Prevention of Corruption Act, Justice Cunha added that the question of obtaining sanction at the stage of referring a complaint about investigation under Section 156 (3) of CrPC does not arise.
The judge further observed that the need to obtain sanction from the competent government would arise after the completion of the investigation and not at the pre-cognizance stage, as he quashed the order passed by the magistrate on November 4, 2017.
