Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Section - 197 - Prosecution of Judges and public servants

Prosecution of Judges and public servants.

197. (1) When any person who is or was a Judge or Magistrate or a public servant not removable from his office save by or with the sanction of the Government is accused of any offence alleged to have been committed by him while acting or purporting to act in the discharge of his official duty, no Court shall take cognizance of such offence except with the previous sanction [save as otherwise provided in the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013]-

(a)-in the case of a person who is employed or, as the case may be, was at the time of commission of the alleged offence employed, in connection with the affairs of the Union, of the Central Government;
(b)-in the case of a person who is employed or, as the case may be, was at the time of commission of the alleged offence employed, in connection with the affairs of a State, of the State Government :
-[Provided that where the alleged offence was committed by a person referred to in clause (b) during the period while a Pro-clamat .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store