Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 165 · Decided 30 March 2005
K. Kalimuthu v. State BY D.S.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 165 · [2005] 3 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 469/2005
- Decided
- 30 March 2005
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, S.H. KAPADIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 197
Headnote
a Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Section 197-ProteCtion under-Scope and ambit of-Sanction for prosecution of public servant-Held: Protection to public servant under Section C I 97 is available if the act or omission for which he was charged had reasonable connection with the discharge of his is filed and may be determined at a later stage of proceeding. Section 197-Applicability of-Discussed D Words and phrases : Cognizance-Meaning of .· "Official" and "official duty"-Meaning of-Jn the context of Section E 197 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
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