Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Former Intelligence Commissioner in Leak Case — Lack of Sanction and Limitation Bar. Court holds that prosecution under Official Secrets Act and other statutes requires prior sanction under Section 197 CrPC and Section 170 of Maharashtra Police Act, and is barred by limitation under Section 468 CrPC.
15 Dec 2021The petitioner, Rashmi Uday Shukla, was the Commissioner of the State Intelligence Department, Maharashtra. On 26 March 2021, an FIR was registered at...
