https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194438 An order issuing summons under the Code of Criminal Procedure is an intermediate or quasi-final order, not a purely interlocutory one, so revisional jurisdiction under Section 397 is available. The earlier view that only inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 could be invoked was not accepted as exclusive. Protection under Section 197 applies only where the alleged act bears a direct and reasonable connection with official duty; allegations of unlawful entry, search, humiliation, forced medical examination, and threats were held to be wholly unconnected with any lawful official function, so previous sanction was not required. The summoning order was restored and the prosecution was permitted to proceed. en-us Wed, 23 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Jan 2023 18:28:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194438 An order issuing summons under the Code of Criminal Procedure is an intermediate or quasi-final order, not a purely interlocutory one, so revisional jurisdiction under Section 397 is available. The earlier view that only inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 could be invoked was not accepted as exclusive. Protection under Section 197 applies only where the alleged act bears a direct and reasonable connection with official duty; allegations of unlawful entry, search, humiliation, forced medical examination, and threats were held to be wholly unconnected with any lawful official function, so previous sanction was not required. The summoning order was restored and the prosecution was permitted to proceed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 23 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194438