The Supreme Court held that state police may investigate and prosecute Central government employees for bribery and corruption under the Prevention of Corruption Act. It clarified that no prior approval from the CBI is required to register cases nationwide.
The Supreme Court clarified that once a sentence is suspended, a convicted person need not appear at every appellate hearing. Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale observed that appeals take years, making mandatory physical presence purposeless in practice.
New Delhi, Feb 6: The Delhi High Court asked the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to clarify its stance on allowing jailed Member of Parliament (MP) Engineer Rashid to attend the ongoing Parliament session while in custody. Rashid is currently facing trial in a terror funding case.
