https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46760 Complaints against Customs officers were held to be barred where the alleged assault occurred during interrogation and recording of statements in a smuggling case, because the acts bore a reasonable connection with official duty and Section 197 CrPC sanction was required before prosecution could proceed. The Court also held that Section 155 of the Customs Act had not been complied with and that, on the admitted record, the complaints were not fit for cognizance, so the prosecution was not maintainable. The Union of India was held entitled to maintain petitions challenging rejection of discharge, as it had a sufficient interest in protecting officers and preventing circumvention of the statutory control over prosecution. en-us Fri, 28 Mar 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:01:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46760 Complaints against Customs officers were held to be barred where the alleged assault occurred during interrogation and recording of statements in a smuggling case, because the acts bore a reasonable connection with official duty and Section 197 CrPC sanction was required before prosecution could proceed. The Court also held that Section 155 of the Customs Act had not been complied with and that, on the admitted record, the complaints were not fit for cognizance, so the prosecution was not maintainable. The Union of India was held entitled to maintain petitions challenging rejection of discharge, as it had a sufficient interest in protecting officers and preventing circumvention of the statutory control over prosecution. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 28 Mar 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46760