https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308191 Prior sanction under Section 197 CrPC is required only when the alleged act bears a reasonable connection with the discharge of official duty, so that it can be said to have been done in the course of performance of duty or in purported exercise of that duty. Acts done purely in a private capacity do not receive that protection. On the allegations of kicking and abusing the complainant, the acts were not shown to have the necessary connection with official duty at the stage of cognizance, so prior sanction was not required and the order insisting on it could not be sustained. en-us Wed, 29 Aug 1973 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 06 Jun 2023 17:07:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308191 Prior sanction under Section 197 CrPC is required only when the alleged act bears a reasonable connection with the discharge of official duty, so that it can be said to have been done in the course of performance of duty or in purported exercise of that duty. Acts done purely in a private capacity do not receive that protection. On the allegations of kicking and abusing the complainant, the acts were not shown to have the necessary connection with official duty at the stage of cognizance, so prior sanction was not required and the order insisting on it could not be sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 29 Aug 1973 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308191