Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 335 · Decided 25 April 2016
Devinder Singh & ORS. v. State of Punjab Through Cbi
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 335 · [2016] 6 S.C.R. 295
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 190/2003
- Decided
- 25 April 2016
- Bench
- V. GOPALA GOWDA, ARUN MISHRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 197
Headnote
295 DEVINDER SINGH & ORS. v. STATE OF PUNJAB THROUGH CBI (Criminal Appeal No.190 of2003) APRIL 25, 2016 [V. GOPALA GOWDA AND ARUN MISHRA, JJ.) Punjab Disturbed Areas Act, 1983 (as amended in 1989) - s.6 - Sanction before prosecution - Prosecution of police officials for cases alleging deaths from Central Gm•ernmenl - Held: Jn case the version of prosecution is found to be correct, /here is no requireme/11 for sanction, as a public servant is not entitled to indulge in criminal activities - Howeve1; it would be open to the accused person to adduce evidence and such other
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