In Brief
The Supreme Court allowed a criminal appeal against a High Court judgment that had accepted the respondent's challenge on a sanction issue in a Prevention of Corruption Act case, thereby ordering discharge. The Court held that the High Court erred in reversing the trial court's order of cognizance based on the sanction issue. The Supreme Court restored the trial court's order and remitted the matter for trial, emphasizing that cognizance validly taken should not be lightly interfered with on technical grounds, and that the respondent must appear before the Special Court for proceedings to continue in accordance with law."
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