KANWARJIT SINGH KAKKAR vs STATE OF PUNJAB

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's 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 substantiated, as they charged patients for consultations, violating government instructions. The Court held that the FIR was valid and the proceedings against the appellants were justified under the cited statutes.