https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=49682 Previous sanction under section 197 CrPC is required where the alleged assault, wrongful confinement, or use of force bears a reasonable connection with official duty and can reasonably be claimed to have been done in virtue of office, even if the act exceeded what was strictly necessary. The question of sanction is not confined to the complaint alone and may emerge from the complaint, inquiry, or evidence at later stages. On the facts, the force used during the authorised search was directly connected to execution of that search, so sanction was necessary and the prosecutions could not proceed without it. en-us Mon, 31 Oct 1955 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 08:09:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=49682 Previous sanction under section 197 CrPC is required where the alleged assault, wrongful confinement, or use of force bears a reasonable connection with official duty and can reasonably be claimed to have been done in virtue of office, even if the act exceeded what was strictly necessary. The question of sanction is not confined to the complaint alone and may emerge from the complaint, inquiry, or evidence at later stages. On the facts, the force used during the authorised search was directly connected to execution of that search, so sanction was necessary and the prosecutions could not proceed without it. Case-Laws Income Tax Mon, 31 Oct 1955 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=49682