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General Officer Commanding v. Cbi and Anr

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Reported as [2012] 5 S.C.R. 599
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar JJ.
Decided 1 May 2012

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ARMED FORCES J & K (SPECIAL POWERS) ACT, 1990: ss.4, 6 - Powers conferred on the officers of Armed forces - Scope of. c s. 7 - Interpretation of - Held: The scheme of the Act provides protection to- Army personnel in respect of anything done or purported to be done in exercise of powers conferred by the Act - s. 7 prohibits institution of legal proceedings against any Army personnel without prior sanction of the Central Government - The term "institution" contained in s. 7 means taking cognizance of the offence and not mere presentation of chargesheet by the investigating agency - Therefore,

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