Supreme Court of India

Gaurishankarprasad v. State of Bihar and Anr.

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Reported as [2000] 3 S.C.R. 159
Bench K.T. Thomas and D.P. Mohapatra JJ.
Decided 19 April 2000

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Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-Section 197-Sanction for prosecu- tion of Judges and Public Servants-No court shall take congnizance of any offence alleged to have been committed by public servant acting or purporting to act in the discharge of his official duty-Previous sanction of the Central c Government or Stqte Government required-Offence committed to have rea- sonable and rational nexus with the official duties required to be discharged- Appellant, a Sub-Divisional Magistrate, for the purpose of removal of en- l' croachment from government land allegedly entered the chamber of the

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