Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. v. Paras Nath Singh

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Reported as [2009] 8 S.C.R. 85

Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat, D. K. Jain and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.

Decided 5 May 2009

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Code of Criminal Procedure; 1973 - s.197 - Sanction for prosecution - Scope of - Held: The provision is applicable c to act or omission in discharge of official duty and not to every act or omission of public servant in service - Once act or omission found to be in discharge of official duty, the provision to be given liberal and wide construction - Every offence committed by public servant does not require sanction for prosecution. Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 409 and 468 - Conviction by trial cowt - Acquittal by appellate court - High Court refusing to grant leave to appeal - On appeal, held:

Authorities it was built on

1954 Shreekantiah Rama Yya Munipalli v. The State of Bombay cited by 27

Where later benches applied it

2024 Fuleshwar Gope v. Union of India & Ors. relied on
2014 Chandra Prakash v. State of Rajasthan relied on
2013 Anil Kumar & Ors. v. M. K. Aiyappa & Anr. relied on
2012 General Officer Commanding v. Cbi and Anr relied on
2011 Mohan Singh v. State of Bihar relied on
2024 Nara Chandrababu Naidu v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr. referred to
2018 Manju Surana v. Sunil Arora & Ors. referred to
2016 Punjab State Warehousing Corp. v. Bhushan Chander & Anr. referred to
2012 Dr. Subramanian Swamy v. Dr. Manmohan Singh and Another referred to

Of those, 5 relied on · 4 referred to

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