https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174807 Section 197 CrPC requires prior sanction before cognizance where the alleged offence has a reasonable nexus with a public servant's official duty. Statements made in a counter-affidavit defending official action may be protected if they are closely connected with the matter under challenge. Here, the impugned averments were made only in response to a writ petition concerning transfer and were directly linked to the official function being defended. Sanction was therefore a condition precedent to prosecution, and the criminal proceedings were liable to be quashed. en-us Fri, 16 Sep 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:38:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174807 Section 197 CrPC requires prior sanction before cognizance where the alleged offence has a reasonable nexus with a public servant's official duty. Statements made in a counter-affidavit defending official action may be protected if they are closely connected with the matter under challenge. Here, the impugned averments were made only in response to a writ petition concerning transfer and were directly linked to the official function being defended. Sanction was therefore a condition precedent to prosecution, and the criminal proceedings were liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 16 Sep 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174807