Supreme Court of India · 2014-01-06
State Of T.Nadu Tr.Insp.Of Police vs N Suresh Rajan & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2014 SC (CRIMINAL) 730
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- State Of T.Nadu Tr.Insp.Of Police
- Respondent
- N Suresh Rajan & Ors
- Author
- Chandramauli Kr. Prasad
- Bench
- M.Y. Eqbal, Chandramauli Kr. Prasad
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal by the State of Tamil Nadu against the Madras High Court's order discharging the respondents in a corruption case involving disproportionate assets under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 109 IPC. The Court held that the High Court erred in setting aside the Special Judge's order, emphasizing that sufficient materials existed to frame charges against the respondents. Consequently, the Supreme Court reinstated the order of the Special Judge, allowing the prosecution to proceed.