Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 275 · Decided 14 March 1997
Sambhoo Nath Misra v. State of U.P. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 275 · [1997] 2 S.C.R. 1139
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 318/1997
- Decided
- 14 March 1997
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.T. NANAVATI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 409, 420, 465, 468, 477A, 109; CrPC Section 197, 202, 197(1)
Headnote
A v. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. MARCH 14, 1997 [K. RAMASWAMY AND G.T. NANAVATI, JJ.J B Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : S. 197-Sanction for prosecution of public se1vant-Complaint against Govemment servant for offences u/ss. 409, 420 IPC etc. alleging that he C fabricated signatures of that the offence alleged to have been committed by the employee was related with the discharge of his official duty-Held, it is not the official duty of the public servant to fabricate false record and misappropriate public funds in fur- D therance or in discharge of his official duties-Discharge
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