The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court has observed that the officers appointed by a government authority to detect and assess theft of electricity under the Electricity Act, 2003 are 'public servants' under Section 169 of the Act and thus a previous sanction of a concerned authority as provided in Section 197 CrPC is necessary before issuing process against …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, while deciding a criminal appeal, held that the prior sanction for prosecution as per Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is not required to prosecute a public servant for the act of creating fake documents as the alleged acts do not form a part of his official duty. In this case, the High …
Although he is just three years old, Tamil Nadu toddler Darshan has managed to break an international record. Hailing from Jeeva Nagar neighbourhood of Tamil Nadu’s Villupuram district, Darshan is currently enrolled in LKG at a private school in the city. Earlier, a 4-year-old Indian boy had entered the International records by identifying countries by flags, whose record has been …
Hemangi Worlikar, Sena Corporator and former Deputy Mayor said, “One meeting was held with Aditya Thackeray this morning, another will be held tomorrow. We have been given instructions for respective wards such as ensuring maximum sanitisation, full stock of medicines and adequate dosage of vaccines on time to those in acute need. Area residents and locals are also being asked …
