In a significant judgment on the protection of public servants from malicious prosecution, the Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against former Karnataka Minister R. Ashoka. The Court held that the investigation by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) was “ex facie politically motivated” and legally unsustainable due to the absence of mandatory prior sanction. The Division
Investigation Against Public Servant Without Prior Sanction Void; SC Terms Proceedings ‘Politically Motivated’
