The Supreme Court has held that the power of police to seize property under Section 102 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the provisions for attachment under Section 18A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act) are not mutually exclusive.

In a judgment delivered on December 10, 2025, a bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra set aside an order of the Calcutta High Court which had directed the de-freezing of bank accounts on the ground that the PC Act is a complete code and seizure could only be effected under Section 18A.

The core legal question before the Supreme Court was: “Whether, when proceedings initiated against a person are only under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988, would it be open for the investigating aut

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