Can Punjab government withdraw sacrilege cases from CBI?

Can Punjab government withdraw sacrilege cases from CBI? But they've doubts about the Bargari case which became passed over to the CBI all through the previous Badal authorities in 2015 and is underneath investigation. The 1994 SC judgment had come within the case of 'Lehendup Dorji vs CBI and others' in which former Sikkim leader minister Kazi Lhendup Dorji filed a writ petition in search of to realize whether or not it changed into permissible to withdraw the consent given by way of the nation government. The Sikkim authorities had in October 1976 conveyed its consent for CBI probe into offences punishable under IPC provisions as well as Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA). Similar consent in recognize of offences underneath different enactments was conveyed by the Sikkim authorities in 1979 and 1984. Nar Bahadur Bhandari changed into the Sikkim CM from 1979 to 1984. After he demitted office on May 11, 1984, the CBI registered a case towards him underneath PCA for obtaining assets disproportionate to his resources of earnings. Before the CBI should document the chargesheet in a court docket, the nation government by using its notification withdrew the consent in advance accorded to it for research of offences. Bhandari had then become the CM again. This notification changed into challenged through Dorji inside the apex court docket, which declared that the notification retreating the consent given by the Sikkim authorities would no longer apply to cases, which had been pending investigation. Meanwhile,SC laywer and AAP MLA, HS Phoolka, claimed that the nation can withdraw the consent on valid grounds. 'In the Bargari case, the Ranjit Singh panel has stated that CBI has no longer made lots development inside the case. It's notably emotive problem in Punjab and the put off in investigation is inflicting unrest a few of the people. Withdrawal of the case and a time-bound probe through the SIT is a legitimate ground,' he stated. Dailyhunt http://yarp.com/6dce09da67e0