Supreme Court of India

Bhagwan Prasad Srivastava v. N. P. Misra

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Reported as [1971] 1 S.C.R. 317
Bench A. N. Ray and I. D. Dua JJ.
Decided 20 April 1970

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From the headnote

Code of Cr'mi11al P•ocedure, (5 of 1898) s. 191-Scope of. 317 The respondent filed a complaint stating that the appellant, a civil surgeon used defamatory and abusive words and got the respondent push­ ed out by the cook of the hospital. On the question whether tlie case was covered by s. 197 Cr. P. . and previous sanction of the superior authority was necessary before the trial Court could take cognizance Cit the complaint, HELD : The case was not coveced by s. 197 Cr. P. . The object and purpose underlying section 197 Cr. P. . is to afford protection to public servants against frivolous,

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