https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277985 A public servant is protected by the sanction requirement only where the alleged conduct is reasonably connected with official duty or done while acting, or purporting to act, in its discharge. Receiving a bribe is not an act done in virtue of office and falls outside that protection. The Court therefore held that Section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code, and the corresponding provision in Section 270 of the Government of India Act, 1935, did not bar the prosecution for bribery under Section 161 of the Indian Penal Code, and sanction for prosecution was not necessary. en-us Thu, 21 Oct 1948 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 13:16:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277985 A public servant is protected by the sanction requirement only where the alleged conduct is reasonably connected with official duty or done while acting, or purporting to act, in its discharge. Receiving a bribe is not an act done in virtue of office and falls outside that protection. The Court therefore held that Section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code, and the corresponding provision in Section 270 of the Government of India Act, 1935, did not bar the prosecution for bribery under Section 161 of the Indian Penal Code, and sanction for prosecution was not necessary. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 21 Oct 1948 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277985