Before the Prevention of Corruption Act was amended in July, the prosecution’s sanction was not required to try retired government servants or employees of public sector organisations. Under the amended section 19 of the Act, the prosecution’s sanction is now required to try retired government personnel. Hemant Bhatt, an employee of Nirav Modi, was charged by the CBI in the case along with retired PNB employees Gokulnath Shetty and Bishnubrata Mishra. The CBI did not seek the prosecution’s sanction to try Shetty and Mishra. Bhatt also said Section 17 A of the amended act mandates that there could be no probe against public servants without sanction.

Source: Hindustan Times September 07, 2018 18:11 UTC