Smt. Shakuntala Verma vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 23 February, 2018
8. On behalf of the petitioner reliance has been placed on the
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decision in the case of Gauri Shankar Prasad vs. State of Bihar and
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another, 2000 AIR SCW 3135 wherein the Apex Court while dealing
with section 197 of Cr.P.C. relating to sanction for prosecution of
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public servant held that the accused-Sub Divisional Officer in the
Public Works Department while carrying out operations of removal of
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public encroachment alleged to have entered chamber of complainant,
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abused him and took him and his wife to the police station, the acts
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complained of have reasonable nexus with the official duty of and,
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therefore, sanction for the prosecution is necessary.