https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189988 Previous sanction under Section 197 CrPC is required only where the alleged act bears a reasonable and inseparable connection with official duty; acts that merely use official position as an occasion, including corrupt conduct such as bribery, ordinarily fall outside that protection. Where the accused claims that the impugned conduct was integrally connected with official functions but that connection is disputed on the evidence, the issue may be deferred for trial rather than decided summarily. On that basis, no relief was granted at the present stage and the sanction question was left open for determination on the facts if necessary. en-us Tue, 24 Jul 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 30 Jan 2017 14:43:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189988 Previous sanction under Section 197 CrPC is required only where the alleged act bears a reasonable and inseparable connection with official duty; acts that merely use official position as an occasion, including corrupt conduct such as bribery, ordinarily fall outside that protection. Where the accused claims that the impugned conduct was integrally connected with official functions but that connection is disputed on the evidence, the issue may be deferred for trial rather than decided summarily. On that basis, no relief was granted at the present stage and the sanction question was left open for determination on the facts if necessary. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 24 Jul 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189988