HC Refuses to Discharge Retired Engineer From Bogus Bill Cases

HC refuses to discharge retired engineer from bogus bill cases

Karnataka HC rejects retired BBMP engineer BG Prakash Kumar’s plea to be discharged in 2011 bogus bill scam corruption cases, citing PC Act amendment is prospective.

PC Act amendments cannot apply retrospectively to retired officials: HC

CH NEWS BENGALURU The Karnataka High Court has allowed prosecution proceedings to continue against a retired engineer without fresh government sanction. The Karnataka High Court has clarified that the 2018 amendment to the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act does not apply retrospectively to cases in which a trial court had already taken cognisance. A Bench […]