NAWAL KISHORE MEENA @ N.K MEENA versus STATE OF RAJASTHAN

Case summary from SCR

Issue for Consideration Whether the State police or a Special Agency of the State has jurisdiction to investigate the offences of bribery and corruption under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act) against the Central Government employees. Headnotes† Prevention – s.17 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.4(2) r/w s.156 – Petitioners were sought to be prosecuted for offence punishable u/ss.7 and 7A – High Court held that if any offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act is committed by an employee of the Central