Supreme Court of India
Bakhshish Singh Brar v. Smt. Gurmej Kaur and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the order passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Kapurthala, in the facts of this case, was proper and the High Court was right in not interfering with the same.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
c Criminal Procedure Code, 1973: ss, 196 & 197-Rationale of Protection of public servants in discharge of official duties-lmmunity from being harassed in criminal proceedings and prosecution-Citizens' rights-Protection of-Equally important. The petitioner, a police officer, was charged by the Judicial Magistrate under ss. 148/302/149/325/149 and under ss. 323/149 or the Indian Penal Code for allegedly causing grievous injuries to the comp· lainant and death or one or the alleged offenders during a raid and search for illicit liquor and unlicenced arms, and committed to the Court of Sessions
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