Writ Petition No.2096 of 2011 18.11.2011 Shri A.K.Sethi, learned Senior counsel with Shri Rahul Sethi, learned counsel for the petitioner. Heard on the question of preliminary objection about the territorial jurisdiction. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioner has challenged the order dated 02.02.2011 (Annexure P-6) and the order dated 07.02.2011 (Annexure P-7) issued by the Secretary, Law and Legislative Department, Government of M.P. By the order impugned sanction in exercise of powers under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure read with Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and to file Challan before the competent criminal Court against the petitioner has been accorded. It has been alleged that the petitioner while working in the Municipal Corporation, Bhopal committed the alleged offence. In view of the fact that the sanction has been granted by the Secretary Law and Legislative Department at Bhopal and the Challan is to be submitted before the Criminal Court at Bhopal, in our considered view the matter is of the territorial jurisdiction of Principal Seat at Jabalpur and is not falling within the territorial jurisdiction of Indore Bench. In the circumstances, we dismiss this petition for want of territorial jurisdiction, however, with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Principal Seat at Jabalpur by filing a fresh petition, if so advised. With the aforesaid liberty, the petition is dismissed for want of territorial jurisdiction. (Shantanu Kemkar) (Prakash Shrivastava) Judge Judge AM.