![P&H HC grants bail to Income Tax Officer in ₹25 lakh Bribery Case, Clarifies Direct Bail Plea Maintainable in Exceptional Circumstances [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/24/500x300_2080113-ph-hc-bail-income-tax-officer-bribery-case-bail-exceptional-circumstances-taxscan.webp "P&H HC grants bail to Income Tax Officer in ₹25 lakh Bribery Case, Clarifies Direct Bail Plea Maintainable in Exceptional Circumstances [Read Order]")
P&H HC grants bail to Income Tax Officer in ₹25 lakh Bribery Case, Clarifies Direct Bail Plea Maintainable in Exceptional Circumstances [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Punjab and Haryana High Court observed that a bail plea filed directly before the High Court can be entertained in...
![IBBI Cancels Registration of Valuer for Suppressing Criminal Proceedings in Application [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/04/250x150_2072855-valuation-prescribed-violative-insolvency-bankruptcy-code-ibbi-registration-ip-taxscan.webp "IBBI Cancels Registration of Valuer for Suppressing Criminal Proceedings in Application [Read Order]")
![Loan Dispute Settled via OTS: Allahabad HC quashes Charge Sheet Against Accused Who Had Business Dealings with Borrower [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/10/250x150_2062450-haryana-launches-one-time-tax-settlement-scheme-unsettled-pre-gst-dues-taxscan.webp "Loan Dispute Settled via OTS: Allahabad HC quashes Charge Sheet Against Accused Who Had Business Dealings with Borrower [Read Order]")
![Bogus Claims of Huge Amount: Himachal Pradesh HC Upholds PMLA Offence relying on ‘reasons to believe’ [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/250x150_2043524-himachal-pradesh-hc-site-img.webp "Bogus Claims of Huge Amount: Himachal Pradesh HC Upholds PMLA Offence relying on ‘reasons to believe’ [Read Order]")
When Discretion becomes Leverage: Role of Discretionary Powers in Aiding Corruption in Revenue Enforcement Departments
Each time an ED officer waves a warrant, a GST official stalls a refund, or an Income-Tax inspector threatens a “best-judgement” order, an unseen meter clicks on: what will this delay cost, and who’s...
Preliminary Inquiry Not Mandatory Before FIR in Corruption Cases Against Public Servants: Supreme Court [Read Order]
The Supreme Court of India ruled that a preliminary enquiry is not a mandatory precondition for registering an FIR against a public servant accused of corruption, provided the source information is...
![Preliminary Inquiry Not Mandatory Before FIR in Corruption Cases Against Public Servants: Supreme Court [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Preliminary-Inquiry-Preliminary-Inquiry-Not-Mandatory-FIR-FIR-in-Corruption-Cases-taxscan.jpg "Preliminary Inquiry Not Mandatory Before FIR in Corruption Cases Against Public Servants: Supreme Court [Read Order]")
Corruption Case Against Public Servant Cannot be Quashed, Stating Absence of Preliminary Inquiry before FIR Registration: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]
The Supreme Court reaffirmed that, under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 ("PC Act"), a preliminary investigation is not a necessary step before filing a corruption complaint against a public...
![Corruption Case Against Public Servant Cannot be Quashed, Stating Absence of Preliminary Inquiry before FIR Registration: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Corruption-Case-Corruption-Case-Against-Public-Servant-Stating-Absence-of-Preliminary-Inquiry-Preliminary-Inquiry-taxscan.jpg "Corruption Case Against Public Servant Cannot be Quashed, Stating Absence of Preliminary Inquiry before FIR Registration: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]")
Chhattisgarh HC Refuse to Grant Bail on Offence Committed Under PMLA citing link with Coal Scam [Read Order]
The Chhattisgarh High Court refused to grant bail for the accused who was arrested for the offence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (“the PMLA”) as the prosecution has prima...
Disproportionate Assets: CBI Court puts Customs Superintendent to two years’ Imprisonment with Rs.50k Fine
The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Mumbai, has sentenced a former Superintendent of Customs at Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House, Uran, District Raigad, to two years’ imprisonment and imposed a fine of...
