https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308188 A police officer's preparation of false panchnama and report after seizure was treated as an act done under colour of duty, because misuse or abuse of an official function can still fall within that expression. The Court construed the special limitation in Section 161(1) of the Bombay Police Act, 1951 as extending to acts committed under the cloak of official duty, even where the officer deliberately breached that duty. It also held that the limitation bar applies to offences punishable under the Indian Penal Code, 1860, not only to offences under the Police Act. The prosecution was therefore barred by limitation, and the conviction and sentence could not stand. en-us Fri, 09 Nov 1962 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:50:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308188 A police officer's preparation of false panchnama and report after seizure was treated as an act done under colour of duty, because misuse or abuse of an official function can still fall within that expression. The Court construed the special limitation in Section 161(1) of the Bombay Police Act, 1951 as extending to acts committed under the cloak of official duty, even where the officer deliberately breached that duty. It also held that the limitation bar applies to offences punishable under the Indian Penal Code, 1860, not only to offences under the Police Act. The prosecution was therefore barred by limitation, and the conviction and sentence could not stand. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 09 Nov 1962 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308188