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Shri S.K. Zutshi and Anr. v. Shri Bimal Debnath and Anr.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 400
Bench S.N. Variava and Arijit Pasayat JJ.
Decided 10 August 2004

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12 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 19 7 3 : S. 197-Prosecution of public servants-Claim for protection- Complaint against personnel of Security Force that they demanded illegal gratification and on refusal committed offences u!ss. 395, 447and 506 !PC-Stand of the officials that they acted in the course of their official duty as they suspected the complainant to have stored goods for purposes of smuggling-Held, s.197 does not get immediately attracted on institution of complaint-It must be shown that official concerned was accused of an offence alleged to have been committed by him while acting or

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to · 9 mentioned

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