https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188877 Protection under the Judicial Officers' Protection Act, 1850 applies only to acts done by a Judge or Magistrate while acting judicially. If the act is within jurisdiction, protection is absolute; if outside jurisdiction, it depends on a good faith belief in jurisdiction. On the facts, no complaint or police report had been received, no cognizance had been taken under the Criminal Procedure Code, and the arrest direction was issued in pursuance of executive instructions rather than as a judicial order. The direction was therefore not a judicial act under the Code, and the officer was not entitled to statutory protection. en-us Fri, 19 Feb 1965 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 16:51:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188877 Protection under the Judicial Officers' Protection Act, 1850 applies only to acts done by a Judge or Magistrate while acting judicially. If the act is within jurisdiction, protection is absolute; if outside jurisdiction, it depends on a good faith belief in jurisdiction. On the facts, no complaint or police report had been received, no cognizance had been taken under the Criminal Procedure Code, and the arrest direction was issued in pursuance of executive instructions rather than as a judicial order. The direction was therefore not a judicial act under the Code, and the officer was not entitled to statutory protection. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 19 Feb 1965 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188877