Removal from Office/duty - Bank officer - Scope of public ...

Supreme Court Rules Bank Officer Not a Public Servant Under IPC; No Protection Under CrPC Section 197.

August 14, 2023

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Removal from Office/duty - Bank officer - Scope of public servant - the banking sector being governed by the Reserve Bank of India and considered as a limb of the State under Article 12 of the Constitution and also by virtue of Section 46A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the appellant herein is deemed to be a “public servant’ for the purpose of provisions under the PC Act, 1988. However, the same cannot be extended to the IPC. - the protection available under Section 197 of the CrPC is not available to the appellant herein - SC

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Removal from Office/duty - Bank officer - Scope of public ...

Supreme Court Rules Bank Officer Not a Public Servant Under IPC; No Protection Under CrPC Section 197.

August 14, 2023

Case Laws Indian Laws SC

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