sanction to prosecute is an important matter; it constitutes a condition precedent to the institution of the prosecution and the Government have an absolute discretion to grant or withhold their sanction Without such sanction the prosecution would be a nullity and the trial without jurisdiction In the instant case, the sanctioning authority has adverted to all the necessary facts proved by the prosecution in the trial. Sanction order also stated that the other materials such as copy of the FIR as well as other official documents such as the different mahazars were carefully examined and it was duly recorded that the Appellant should be prosecuted for the offences committed - Hence, the sanctioning order to prosecute the Appellant was in according with law.
