https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468510 Section 197 CrPC sanction applies only where the alleged act has a reasonable nexus with official duty and is done while acting or purporting to act in discharge of that duty. Cheating, forgery, falsification of accounts, criminal conspiracy and misappropriation are not part of a public servant's official functions, and the protection is meant to shield honest official action, not corrupt conduct. The requirement of sanction should not be decided mechanically at the threshold where it depends on evidence and may arise later. On the allegations described, sanction was not required, and quashing of the criminal proceedings solely for want of sanction was unsustainable. en-us Mon, 13 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 11 May 2026 13:19:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468510 Section 197 CrPC sanction applies only where the alleged act has a reasonable nexus with official duty and is done while acting or purporting to act in discharge of that duty. Cheating, forgery, falsification of accounts, criminal conspiracy and misappropriation are not part of a public servant's official functions, and the protection is meant to shield honest official action, not corrupt conduct. The requirement of sanction should not be decided mechanically at the threshold where it depends on evidence and may arise later. On the allegations described, sanction was not required, and quashing of the criminal proceedings solely for want of sanction was unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 13 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468510