Section 197 CrPC requires SANCTION FOR PROSECUTION of certain public servants for acts done in
ADischarge of official duty — sanction from the appropriate government is a prerequisite to taking cognizance
BForeign travel
CElection campaigns
DPersonal capacity always
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Discharge of official duty — sanction from the appropriate government is a prerequisite to taking cognizance
Section 197 protects public servants from frivolous prosecution for official-duty acts. P P Unnikrishnan v Puttiyottil Alikutty (2000) and recent decisions require the act to have a reasonable connection with official duty (not necessarily strict performance of duty).
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