The Public Prosecutor, A. Rajesh submitted that according to the provision Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, competent authority's previous approval would be necessary for conducting any preliminary investigation by the VACB.
Supreme Court has on Monday said that it will pass a detailed order on a plea by Girish Sharma, witness in the multi-crore Public Distribution System (PDS) scam seeking transfer of the case from the trial court.