In Brief
BS Yeddiyurappa, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, challenged proceedings against him for alleged corruption offences committed while in office. The Supreme Court faced critical questions on whether sanction under the Prevention of Corruption Act is required when a magistrate directs investigation under criminal procedure law, and whether amendments introducing Section 17A apply retrospectively. Rather than deciding these complex issues, the two-judge Bench referred the matter to a larger Bench, acknowledging that a coordinate Bench had similarly refrained from deciding to maintain judicial discipline pending the larger Bench's pronouncement.
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