STATE OF PUNJAB vs HARNEK SINGH

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of FIRs quashed by the High Court under Section 482 CrPC concerning the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The Court held that the notifications issued under the repealed Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, authorizing police inspectors to investigate cases were not valid under the 1988 Act, as the investigations were not conducted by authorized officers as per Section 17 of the 1988 Act. Consequently, the Court upheld the High Court's decision to quash the FIRs and subsequent proceedings against the respondents.