https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301648 Section 197(1) CrPC protects a public servant only when the alleged offence is reasonably and integrally connected with the discharge of official duty. Fabrication of records and misappropriation are not acts done in the course of official duty, even if the office created the to commit them. Sanction is not available for crimes merely facilitated by official position. Previous sanction was therefore not required, and the contrary view taken below was unsustainable. en-us Fri, 14 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:36:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301648 Section 197(1) CrPC protects a public servant only when the alleged offence is reasonably and integrally connected with the discharge of official duty. Fabrication of records and misappropriation are not acts done in the course of official duty, even if the office created the to commit them. Sanction is not available for crimes merely facilitated by official position. Previous sanction was therefore not required, and the contrary view taken below was unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301648