Section 197 CrPC sanction required to prosecute public servant under PMLA: Supreme Court

The Court upheld the quashing of a money laundering case against former IAS officer Bibhu Prasad Acharya in relation to a disproportionate assets case against former Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
PMLA and Supreme court
PMLA and Supreme court
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The Supreme Court today upheld the quashing of a money laundering case against former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Bibhu Prasad Acharya on the ground that no sanction had been secured to prosecute him under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) [Directorate of Enforcement v. Bibhu Prasad Acharya].

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