No Fresh Sanction Needed To Prosecute Ex-Public Servants If Cognizance Taken Before July 26, 2018: Delhi High Court

The High Court of Delhi, in a division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja, has held that the 2018 amendment to Section 19(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, requiring prior sanction to prosecute former public servants, operates prospectively in cases where cognizance was already taken prior to July 26, 2018.

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