Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 960 · Decided 6 December 2006
Parkash Singh Badal and ANR. v. State of Punjab and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 960 · [2006] SUPP. 10 S.C.R. 197
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5636/2006
- Decided
- 6 December 2006
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, S.H. KAPADIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 2, 41, 154, 173, 197; Constitution Article 233, 234; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 6(2), 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15
Headnote
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947; s. 6(2)/Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; ss. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15 and 19/Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; ss. 2, 41, 154, 173 and 197: Prosecution of public servant-Protection from-Sanction before prosecution-Necessities of-Held: Principle of immunity of the Government- A B c But it does not protect criminal acts of a public servant though performed under the colour of authority but in reality performed for its own pleasure/ D benefit-Proiection so given is to protect a responsible public servant against institution of vexatious criminal
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