State Act
Section 19. Initiation of prosecution.
THE KERALA PUBLIC MEN'S CORRUPTION (INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES) ACT, 1987
This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by Act 8 of 1999 (as the copy's heading prints it); it may still apply to matters that began before then.
19. Initiation of prosecution.—If, after investigation into any complaint, the Commission is satisfied that the public man has committed any criminal offence and that he should be prosecuted in a court of law for such offence, then, it may pass an order to that effect and initiate prosecution of the public man concerned, if there is no necessity for prior sanction, and if prior sanction of any authority is required for such prosecution, 3[“then with the sanction of such authority and if refused by such authority, it shall be referred to the Governor who in his discretion may grant sanction or refuse to grant sanction.”,]