IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.4929 OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP(Criminal) No. 15166/2024 )
THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL APPELLANT
VERSUS
MOITRY DANA & ORS. RESPONDENTS
WITH
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.4930 OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP(Criminal) No.16886 /2024 )
[Diary No. 53497/2024]
MOITRY DANA & ANR. APPELLANTS
VERSUS
THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANR. RESPONDENTS
O R D E R
1. Delay condoned.
2. Leave granted.
3. The State of West Bengal assails the judgment and
order dated 05.08.2024 passed by a learned Single Judge
of the High Court at Calcutta, whereby D.R. Case
No.2812/2022 arising out of Kalyani Police Station Case
No.241/2022 dated 20.05.2022 and all the proceedings
arising therefrom have been quashed, primarily on the
ground that prior sanction under Section 17-A of the
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (in short, the “P.C.
Act), as amended vide Act 16 of 2018, was not obtained.
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4. It may be mentioned that the above-mentioned
criminal case was registered under Sections 406, 420,
120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections
7/7A/8/11/13 of the P.C. Act. The proceedings arising
therefrom, which the High Court has quashed, were pending
in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, IV
Court, Krishnanagar, Nadia-cum-learned Special Court...