Sanction to prosecute - Order granting or refusing sanction - on same materials - No ground to review or reconsider earlier order refusing to grant sanction.

Citation

AIR 2011 SUPREME COURT 404

SUPREME COURT

(From : Allahabad)

AFTAB ALAM , J. and R. M. LODHA , J.

Criminal Appeal No. 2353 of 2010 (arising out of S. L. P. (Criminal) No. 2239 of 2010, D/- 9 - 12

- 2010

State of H. P v. Nishant Sareen

Prevention of Corruption Act (49 of 1988), S.19 - Criminal P.C. (2 of 1974), S.197 - Sanction

to prosecute - Order granting or refusing sanction - Power of Govt. sanctioning authority to

review said order - Extent of - Change of opinion per se on same materials - No ground to review

or reconsider earlier order refusing to grant sanction.

It is true that the Government in the matter of grant or refusal to grant sanction exercises stat