Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Police Officers in Murder Case Due to Lack of Sanction Requirement Under Section 197 CrPC. Subordinate Police Officers Were Not Entitled to Sanction Protection as They Were Not Removable Only with Government Sanction Under Section 197(1), and a 2010 Notification Extending Section 197(2) Protection Did Not Apply Retrospectively to Cognizance Taken in 2001.
1 Apr 2026The appeal arose from a criminal case where the appellants, police officers, were accused of murdering the complainant's husband during election duty....
