https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=179071 Protection under Section 197 CrPC applies only when the alleged act bears a reasonable nexus with official duty and falls within the scope of a public servant's functions, even if done in excess of duty; it does not cover a merciless beating and unlawful assault causing death, so prior sanction was not required and prosecution could proceed. Section 210 CrPC operates only where a complaint case and a parallel police investigation concern the same offence and the statutory conditions for joint consideration are met; those conditions were not shown, so the complaint proceedings were not required to be stayed. The refusal to quash or stay the criminal proceedings was upheld. en-us Fri, 24 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:38:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=179071 Protection under Section 197 CrPC applies only when the alleged act bears a reasonable nexus with official duty and falls within the scope of a public servant's functions, even if done in excess of duty; it does not cover a merciless beating and unlawful assault causing death, so prior sanction was not required and prosecution could proceed. Section 210 CrPC operates only where a complaint case and a parallel police investigation concern the same offence and the statutory conditions for joint consideration are met; those conditions were not shown, so the complaint proceedings were not required to be stayed. The refusal to quash or stay the criminal proceedings was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 24 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=179071