DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT reported in (2019) 9 SCC
24 and brought to the notice of this Court paragraph Nos.64 to
66 wherein the Apex Court relied upon the judgment of State of
Bihar v. P.P. Sharma in paragraph No.64 and in paragraph No.66
held that it is not the function of the Court to monitor the
investigation process so long as the investigation does not
violate any provision of law. It must be left to the discretion of
the investigating agency to decide the course of investigation. If
the Court is to interfere in each and every stage of the
investigation and the interrogation of the accused, it would affect
the normal course of investigation.
viii) Reliance was also placed on State of Bihar & Anr. Vs. P.P
Sharma, IAS, & Anr., 1992 Supp (1) 222 at para 23 to contend that
even if, as per the petitioners, there were mala fides of the
informant/complainant which led to the registration of the said FIR it
should not impact investigation by the Investigating Officer.
21. The said judgment in Madhavrao case was
reconsidered and explained by this Court in State of Bihar
v. P.P. Sharma which reads as under: (SCC p. 271, para
22. There is another aspect of the case on which the Chief Judicial Magistrate has opined that it will be only after evidence is adduced by both the parties whereby the complainant respondent proves his case and the petitioners establish their defence and also that they have acted in discharge of their official duty that question of sanction can be determined. For taking this view, he has referred to a Supreme Court judgment in State of Bihar v. Shri P.P. Sharma, (1991) 2 JT 147 : AIR 1991 SC 1260 : 1991 Cri LJ 1438. In para 68 of this judgment, K. Ramaswamy, J., has observed :--
(b) It is the attainment of ends beyond the sanctioned purposes of power
by simulation or pretention of gaining legitimate goal. When the
custodian of power is infuenced in its exercise by consideration
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outside those for the promotion of which the power is vested, the
Court calls it colourable exercise and is undeceived by illusion.31
60. The Supreme Court in its decision in State of Bihar and Anr. vs.
P.P. Sharma, IAS and Anr., reported as 1992 Supp (1) SCC 222 has
99ummarized on the importance of the entire investigation record to be
made available to the sanctioning authority and in the sanction order the
relevant facts as to the constitution of the offence must be apparent on the
face of it, the court held as under: