High Court of Karnataka Quashes Charge Sheets Against Cooperative Society and Chairman in CBI Bank Fraud Case — Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC and Section 155(2) of Companies Act Renders Prosecution Invalid. The court held that prosecution for offences under the Companies Act requires prior sanction under Section 155(2), and in its absence, the charge sheets are liable to be quashed.
20 Feb 2019The petitioners, M/s. Ghataprabha Sahakari Sakkare Karkhane Niyamit (a cooperative society) and its Chairman, Lakhan Laxmanrao Jarkiholi, filed two wr...
