Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 281 · Decided 12 May 2001
Rizwan Ahmed Javed Shaikh and ORS. v. Jammal Patel and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 281 · [2001] 3 S.C.R. 766
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 823/1994
- Decided
- 12 May 2001
- Bench
- R.C. LAHOTI, N. SANTOSH HEGDE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 220, 342, 142, 144, 147, 148, 365, 368; CrPC Section 197(2), 202, 197, 482, 197(3)
Headnote
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-Section 197(2) and (3)-Cognizance with prior sanction-Applicabilizr of the provision on police officers under C Boinbay Police Act, 1951-By issue a.fa notification-Held, the alleged offence sh~u/d be in discharge of o.fficial duty and not be related to Sections 147(C) and (d)-Prosecution of police officers-Offence alleged D committed. in their official capacity-Held, the police officers entitled to benefit of protection under Section 197(2) Cr.P.C. Words and Phrases 'Maintenance of public order '~Meaning of-Jn the context of Section E 173(3) of
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