JASWANT SINGH vs THE STATE OF PUNJAB

The Supreme Court held that a trial for two offences requiring sanction is not wholly void if sanction is granted for only one offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, specifically under Sections 5(1)(a) and 5(1)(d). The Court ruled that the absence of sanction for the offence of habitually accepting bribes does not invalidate the trial for the offence of receiving a bribe from Pal Singh, thus affirming the conviction under Section 5(1)(d). The judgment clarified that the trial court had jurisdiction over the offence for which sanction was provided.