Case Name : A Sreenivasa Reddy vs Rakesh Sharma and Anr
Case Reference: (2023) 12 SCR 932 :
Neutral Citation: 2023 INSC 682
Case Number: Crl A 2339/2023
Court: Supreme Court
Bench: 02
Coram: BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala (Author)
Date: 08.08.2023
Section 197 CrPC is attracted only where the public servant is not removable from is service without sanction of the Government.
Simply because someone is a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act does not mean they will be a public servant under the Indian Penal Code {Now, BNS}
Offences under the Corruption Act and the IPC/BNS are different and distinct offences.
Discharge from the Corruption Act does not necessarily result in discharge from the IPC/BNS offences.
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See also: PoC 1988 - Section 19 CrPC - Section 216
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