Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 196 · Decided 1 May 2012
General Officer Commanding v. Cbi and Anr
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 196 · [2012] 5 S.C.R. 599
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 257/2011
- Decided
- 1 May 2012
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, SWATANTER KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC
Headnote
ARMED FORCES J & K (SPECIAL POWERS) ACT, 1990: ss.4, 6 - Powers conferred on the officers of Armed forces - Scope of. A B c s. 7 - Interpretation of - Held: The scheme of the Act provides protection to- Army personnel in respect of anything done or purported to be done in exercise of powers institution of legal proceedings against any Army personnel without prior sanction of the Central Government - The term "institution" contained in s. 7 means taking cognizance of the offence and not mere presentation of chargesheet by the investigating agency - E Therefore,
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