Supreme Court · 1987 INSC 279 · Decided 12 October 1987
Bakhshish Singh Brar v. SMT. Gurmej Kaur and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1987 INSC 279 · [1988] 1 S.C.R. 450
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 419/1987
- Decided
- 12 October 1987
- Bench
- SABYASACHI MUKHERJI, M.M. DUTT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 323, 149; CrPC Section 482, 197, 196; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
c Criminal Procedure Code, 1973: ss, 196 & 197-Rationale of­ Protection of public servants in discharge of official duties-lmmunity from being harassed in criminal proceedings and prosecution-Citizens' rights-Protection of-Equally important. The petitioner, a police officer, was charged by Penal Code for allegedly causing grievous injuries to the comp· lainant and death or one or the alleged offenders during a raid and search for illicit liquor and unlicenced arms, and committed to the D Court of Sessions for trial. His contention was that nnder 11. 196 or the Code of
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