https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308186 Section 197 CrPC protects public servants from vexatious prosecution only where the alleged act has a reasonable nexus with official duty, and its applicability is fact-dependent at the relevant stage of proceedings. The Gujarat HC found that the Sessions Court had ignored material circumstances and proceeded on an incomplete appreciation of the evidence and surrounding facts. On that record, the alleged conduct by the police officer was not enough to halt the trial for want of prior sanction at that stage. The prosecution was therefore permitted to proceed, and previous sanction was not treated as a present bar. en-us Tue, 25 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 06 Jun 2023 15:42:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308186 Section 197 CrPC protects public servants from vexatious prosecution only where the alleged act has a reasonable nexus with official duty, and its applicability is fact-dependent at the relevant stage of proceedings. The Gujarat HC found that the Sessions Court had ignored material circumstances and proceeded on an incomplete appreciation of the evidence and surrounding facts. On that record, the alleged conduct by the police officer was not enough to halt the trial for want of prior sanction at that stage. The prosecution was therefore permitted to proceed, and previous sanction was not treated as a present bar. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 25 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308186