Departmental enquiries cannot be made basis for quashing of the sanction

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (49 of 1988) - In the departmental enquiries - No charge was found - FIR was registered against the petitioner and his co-accused - Sanction to prosecute the petitioner was sought and granted - In two departmental enquiries no charge was found against the petitioner - FIR was not registered on the basis of any departmental enquiry - It was a trap laid by the CBI in which the petitioner was caught red handed - Therefore, the departmental enquiries cannot be made basis for quashing of the sanction. (2015)177 PLR 529