The Kerala High Court has ruled that sanction stipulated under Section 197 Code of Criminal Procedure is not necessary to prosecute police officers in cases of police brutality since such acts are not related in any manner to the discharge of their official duties.Justice Mary Joseph remarked:".the accused can only be taken to have exercised their authority for committing some …
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