https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308506 Officers of Government companies and public sector undertakings are not entitled to sanction for prosecution under Section 197 CrPC merely because the undertaking is treated as State under Article 12. Section 197 applies only to public servants who are not removable from office save by or with Government sanction and who are accused of acts done in discharge of official duty. Although such officers may fall within the broader concept of public servant under Section 21 IPC, that does not satisfy the separate statutory requirements for Section 197 protection. The sanction requirement cannot be extended by analogy from constitutional status or governmental control. en-us Tue, 28 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 30 Jun 2023 10:28:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308506 Officers of Government companies and public sector undertakings are not entitled to sanction for prosecution under Section 197 CrPC merely because the undertaking is treated as State under Article 12. Section 197 applies only to public servants who are not removable from office save by or with Government sanction and who are accused of acts done in discharge of official duty. Although such officers may fall within the broader concept of public servant under Section 21 IPC, that does not satisfy the separate statutory requirements for Section 197 protection. The sanction requirement cannot be extended by analogy from constitutional status or governmental control. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 28 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308506