In Brief
The Supreme Court allowed the prosecution's appeal to bring the authorization order for investigation on record, which had been omitted from the original charge-sheet. The High Court had dismissed the application as procedurally flawed and barred by delay. The Court held that the omission was a procedural lapse only, not substantive, and that substantive justice in a corruption case must prevail over technical objections. The Court noted that the investigating agency's repeated delays raised questions about possible deliberate conduct and directed an inquiry into the circumstances.
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