Supreme Court of India

A. Sreenivasa Reddy v. Rakesh Sharma and Anr.

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Reported as [2023] 12 S.C.R. 932
Bench B. R. Gavai and J.B. Pardiwala JJ.
Decided 8 August 2023

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Issue for consideration: Whether the appellant, an Assistant General Manager of a Nationalised Bank is removable from his offi ce save by or with the sanction of the Government so as to make s.197, CrPC applicable; and if he can be proceeded against for off ences punishable under the IPC despite the sanction u/s.19, PC Act, 1988 to prosecute him for the off ences thereunder was declined. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.197 – When not attracted: Held: Although a person working in a Nationalised Bank is a public servant, yet the provisions of s.197 would not be attracted at all as s.197 is

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Of those, 1 relied on · 1 mentioned

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