Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 154 · Decided 8 February 2008
Raghunath Anant Govilkar v. State of Maharashtra and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 154 · [2008] 2 S.C.R. 580
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 279/2008
- Decided
- 8 February 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, D.K. JAIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 420; CrPC Section 197, 228
Headnote
2 S.C.R. 580 A RAGHUNATH ANANT GOVILKAR _J. ~ ; I II. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS. (Criminal Appeal No. '279 of 2008) B FEBRUARY 8, 2008 (DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT AND D.K. JAIN, JJ.) __.. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: 1 c s. 197 - Prosecution of public servant - Sanction for - HELD: Before s. 197 official capacity - It is quality of the act which is important and protection of the section is available if the act D falls within the scope and range of.official duty of public servant ...:... On facts, offences alleged to have been committed by )t delinquent u/ss 420, 465, 466, 467,468 and 471
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