https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=124339 Section 197 CrPC protects a public servant only where the complained-of act is reasonably connected with official duty or its purported discharge. It does not cover misuse of authority, excess of power, or criminal conduct outside official functions. Allegations that a police officer threatened the complainant and her husband to withdraw a complaint and obtained signatures under coercion were treated as acts unrelated to investigative duty. Previous sanction was therefore not required, and the complaint and criminal process could not be quashed on that ground. en-us Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 21 Nov 2016 16:31:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=124339 Section 197 CrPC protects a public servant only where the complained-of act is reasonably connected with official duty or its purported discharge. It does not cover misuse of authority, excess of power, or criminal conduct outside official functions. Allegations that a police officer threatened the complainant and her husband to withdraw a complaint and obtained signatures under coercion were treated as acts unrelated to investigative duty. Previous sanction was therefore not required, and the complaint and criminal process could not be quashed on that ground. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=124339