When the State Government, on the basis of prima-facie evidence made available to it by the investigation agency, have reason to believe that an offence has been committed by a person, who held or is holding public office and is or has been a public servant within the meaning of clause (c) of Section 2 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (No. 49 of 1988) in the State of Chhattisgarh, the State Government shall make a declaration to that effect in every case in which it is of the aforesaid belief.
{
"act_title": "CHHATTISGARH SPECIAL COURTS ACT, 2015",
"act_slug": "chhattisgarh-special-courts-act-2015",
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"section": {
"number": "5",
"title": "Section 5(1)",
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"content": "When the State Government, on the basis of prima-facie evidence made available to it by the investigation agency, have reason to believe that an offence has been committed by a person, who held or is holding public office and is or has been a public servant within the meaning of clause (c) of Section 2 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (No. 49 of 1988) in the State of Chhattisgarh, the State Government shall make a declaration to that effect in every case in which it is of the aforesaid belief.",
"footnote": "49 of 1988",
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