https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=421092 Public servants acting during customs search, seizure and arrest operations were held to require prior sanction where the alleged misconduct bore a reasonable connection with official duty, even if the conduct was said to be unlawful or in excess of authority. Protection under the Customs Act applied to acts done or intended in good faith in pursuance of statutory functions and was not confined to prosecutions under that Act alone. In the absence of sanction, continuation of the criminal case was treated as an abuse of process, and the proceedings were quashed as unsustainable in law. en-us Wed, 06 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:29:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=421092 Public servants acting during customs search, seizure and arrest operations were held to require prior sanction where the alleged misconduct bore a reasonable connection with official duty, even if the conduct was said to be unlawful or in excess of authority. Protection under the Customs Act applied to acts done or intended in good faith in pursuance of statutory functions and was not confined to prosecutions under that Act alone. In the absence of sanction, continuation of the criminal case was treated as an abuse of process, and the proceedings were quashed as unsustainable in law. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 06 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=421092