High Court of Karnataka Quashes Process in Defamation Case for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC — Public Servant Protection Upheld. Order directing registration of crime and issuance of process against CEO of Zilla Panchayat for offences under Sections 499, 500, 504 IPC set aside as complaint failed to obtain mandatory sanction under Section 197 CrPC.
2 Dec 2024The petitioner, Charulata Somal, was the Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Panchayat, Kodagu District. The respondent, Shiriyara Muddanna Shetty, an ad...





