https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308189 Previous sanction is required only when the alleged offence is reasonably connected with the public servant's official duty and can be said to have been committed by virtue of that office. The protection depends on the nature of the act, not merely the offender's status, so it does not extend to every offence committed by a public servant. Criminal breach of trust under Section 409 IPC is not ordinarily an act done in discharge of official duty; the office may only provide the opportunity for the offence. On that principle, the Court treated Section 106 of the Madras Village Panchayats Act as analogous to Section 197(1) CrPC and held that prior Government sanction was not necessary. en-us Mon, 29 Aug 1966 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:55:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308189 Previous sanction is required only when the alleged offence is reasonably connected with the public servant's official duty and can be said to have been committed by virtue of that office. The protection depends on the nature of the act, not merely the offender's status, so it does not extend to every offence committed by a public servant. Criminal breach of trust under Section 409 IPC is not ordinarily an act done in discharge of official duty; the office may only provide the opportunity for the offence. On that principle, the Court treated Section 106 of the Madras Village Panchayats Act as analogous to Section 197(1) CrPC and held that prior Government sanction was not necessary. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 29 Aug 1966 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308189