(1.) The petitioner is the Chief Minister of the State of Karnataka. He is knocking at the doors of this Court, calling in question a GUBERNATORIAL order, which grants permission or approval under Sec. 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 ('the PC Act' for short) and sanction under Sec. 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ('BNSS' for short) against him.
(2.) Sans details, introductory facts, as borne out from the pleadings, are as follows:-
(3.) The respondents present their petitions before the Governor, in particular, the 3rd respondent - T.J.Abraham who appears before the Governor in person on 26/7/2024. Since the facts that led him to the doors of the Governor are completely narrated in the petition itself, I deem it appropriate to notice the petiton that was placed before the Governor by the 3rd respondent seeking his approval/sanction for prosecuting the petitioner. It reads as follows: