As per case facts, Inderjit Singh, an accountant, committed fraud. He moved Section 319 Cr.P.C. applications to summon DDOs (Mona A. Sreenivas) and an IO (Tekan Raj) as additional accused. ... After initial dismissals, a third application by the public prosecutor was allowed, summoning them. Previous investigations had exonerated Mona A. Sreenivas. The Petitioners challenged the summoning, arguing it lacked prior sanction under Section 197 Cr.P.C. and Section 19 of the PC Act, and illegally relied on Mona A. Sreenivas's own testimony as PW10. The question arose whether public servants could be summoned as accused without prior sanction and based on their own witness testimony. Finally, the High Court quashed the summoning order, stating that prior sanction is mandatory for public servants, even under Section 319 Cr.P.C., and relying on a witness's own incriminating statement for summoning violates Section 132 of the Indian Evidence Act. The trial court's order was found to be based on surmises and ignored legal mandates.