https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308204 Sanction under Section 197 CrPC depends on whether the alleged act has a direct nexus with official duty, so the issue cannot be determined in the abstract and may require factual examination. The text also states that at the cognizance stage the court examines only whether the FIR and materials disclose a prima facie case, not whether the allegations can be finally proved. On that basis, the allegations of financial irregularity and swindling of funds were treated as sufficient to sustain cognizance, and recovery of money did not by itself negate the attributed conduct. en-us Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 10:36:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308204 Sanction under Section 197 CrPC depends on whether the alleged act has a direct nexus with official duty, so the issue cannot be determined in the abstract and may require factual examination. The text also states that at the cognizance stage the court examines only whether the FIR and materials disclose a prima facie case, not whether the allegations can be finally proved. On that basis, the allegations of financial irregularity and swindling of funds were treated as sufficient to sustain cognizance, and recovery of money did not by itself negate the attributed conduct. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308204