Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Complaints Against Bharti Airtel for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC — Public Servant Protection Extended to Employees of Municipal Corporation Acting in Discharge of Official Duty. Employees of Municipal Corporation are public servants under Section 21 IPC, and acts of removing unauthorized telephone cables are in discharge of official duty, requiring sanction under Section 197 CrPC before prosecution.
22 Sep 2015The applicant, Bharti Airtel Limited, filed three criminal applications under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of...
