https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305193 The court held that under Section 6 of the Punjab Disturbed Areas Act, 1983, prosecution or legal proceedings against police officers do not require prior sanction from the Central Government if the alleged acts are not connected to official duties but involve criminal activities like fake encounters or custodial torture. The court emphasized that the necessity of sanction depends on the reasonable connection between the act and official duty, and this determination can be revisited at various stages of the proceedings. The trial court was directed to proceed based on the prosecution's version but to re-evaluate the need for sanction if evidence suggests a link to official duties. en-us Mon, 25 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:01:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305193 The court held that under Section 6 of the Punjab Disturbed Areas Act, 1983, prosecution or legal proceedings against police officers do not require prior sanction from the Central Government if the alleged acts are not connected to official duties but involve criminal activities like fake encounters or custodial torture. The court emphasized that the necessity of sanction depends on the reasonable connection between the act and official duty, and this determination can be revisited at various stages of the proceedings. The trial court was directed to proceed based on the prosecution's version but to re-evaluate the need for sanction if evidence suggests a link to official duties. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 25 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305193