https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468507 Previous sanction under Section 197 CrPC was mandatory before prosecuting a public servant where the alleged acts had a reasonable and direct nexus with official duty. The Court applied the settled test that protection depends on whether the conduct complained of was connected with the discharge of official functions, and examined the respondent's role as limited to paperwork in the lease-processing file. As the allegations arose from that administrative process, cognisance could not be taken without prior sanction, and the respondent was entitled to the statutory protection. en-us Fri, 23 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 11 May 2026 13:17:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468507 Previous sanction under Section 197 CrPC was mandatory before prosecuting a public servant where the alleged acts had a reasonable and direct nexus with official duty. The Court applied the settled test that protection depends on whether the conduct complained of was connected with the discharge of official functions, and examined the respondent's role as limited to paperwork in the lease-processing file. As the allegations arose from that administrative process, cognisance could not be taken without prior sanction, and the respondent was entitled to the statutory protection. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 23 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468507