https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189425 Sanction under Section 197 CrPC is required where alleged acts of public servants bear a reasonable and direct connection with official functions and are intertwined with decision-making in the course of duty. On the charge issue, the court must consider the prosecution record as a whole and frame charges only if it discloses more than a mere possibility of guilt. Applying that test, the material showed a collective administrative decision taken in exigent circumstances, but no abuse of position, wrongful gain, criminal agreement, or meeting of minds. No prima facie case under the Prevention of Corruption Act or for conspiracy under Section 120B IPC was made out. en-us Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:29:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189425 Sanction under Section 197 CrPC is required where alleged acts of public servants bear a reasonable and direct connection with official functions and are intertwined with decision-making in the course of duty. On the charge issue, the court must consider the prosecution record as a whole and frame charges only if it discloses more than a mere possibility of guilt. Applying that test, the material showed a collective administrative decision taken in exigent circumstances, but no abuse of position, wrongful gain, criminal agreement, or meeting of minds. No prima facie case under the Prevention of Corruption Act or for conspiracy under Section 120B IPC was made out. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189425