https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171474 The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision that the protection under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was not applicable to the appellants as their alleged acts were not reasonably connected with the discharge of official duties. The Court emphasized the need to balance the protection of public servants with that of private citizens, stating that the protection under Section 197 is limited to acts reasonably connected with official duties. The Court clarified that the question of sanction under Section 197 can be raised at any stage of the proceedings and upheld the High Court's decision to defer consideration of this issue. The appeals were disposed of with directions to expedite the trial process. en-us Wed, 30 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:42:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171474 The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision that the protection under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was not applicable to the appellants as their alleged acts were not reasonably connected with the discharge of official duties. The Court emphasized the need to balance the protection of public servants with that of private citizens, stating that the protection under Section 197 is limited to acts reasonably connected with official duties. The Court clarified that the question of sanction under Section 197 can be raised at any stage of the proceedings and upheld the High Court's decision to defer consideration of this issue. The appeals were disposed of with directions to expedite the trial process. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 30 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171474