3, the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri Ramakrishna Hegde.
In addition to the State Government, the petitioners joined respondent No.
2, the Director General of Police, State of Karnataka and also respondent No.
500 of the Indian Penal Code.
It is alleged that this companyplaint is filed by the State Govt.
under Sec.
199, clause 2 of the .
From the Judgment and Order dated 8.9.
This companyplaint was filed by the State Govt.
The order of the High Court indicates that the matter was taken up on being mentioned by either of the companynsel in the matter as it reads This CRP companying on for being spoken to the Court made the following order Respondents 2 and 3 in this petition, who are number parties to the companyplaint, are number neces sary parties to the proceedings.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
Code of Criminal Procedure, as one of the persons defamed is the Director General of Police, State of Karnataka.
1986 of the Karnataka High Court in Crl, Revision Petition No.
It is alleged that when the revision petition was filed in the High Court, it was heard for admission and was admit ted and orders were passed for issue of numberices to the respondents.
2 and 3 holding that they are number necessary parties to the proceedings and it is against this order that the spe cial leave was filed and hence this appeal.
482 of 1986.
The revision which was filed in the High Court was filed under Sections 397 and 401.
401 of 1987.
Against this issue of process, these petitioners filed a criminal revision before the High Court of Karnataka seeking the relief of quashing of the order directing issue of process and also the quashing of proceedings pending in the companyrt below.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by OZA, J. Leave granted.
on the basis of a sanction granted by the State Govt.
The Trial Court after the filing of the companyplaint took companynizance of the matter and issued process against the petitioners who were the accused persons before the companyrt below.
R. Singh for the Appellants.
Veerappa and A.K. Panda for the Respondents.
This appeal has been preferred by the appellants who are the accused persons in a companyplaint filed by the State Gov ernment before the Principal Sessions Court, Bangalore.
under Sec.
