Kanwarjit Singh Kakkar vs State Of Punjab & Anr

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the appellants' petitions to quash FIR No. 13 dated 9.4.2003, which charged them under Section 13(1)(d) and Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and Section 168 IPC. The Court found that the allegations of the appellants engaging in private practice while being government doctors were sufficient to sustain the FIR, despite the appellants' claims of humanitarian grounds for their actions. The Court clarified that violations of government instructions regarding private practice could lead to criminal charges under the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act, rather than solely departmental proceedings.