Supreme Court of India · 2019-08-19
B.S.N.L. vs PRAMOD V. SAWANT
- Citation / case number
- SC 2009/364
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- B.S.N.L.
- Respondent
- PRAMOD V. SAWANT
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN SINHA
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN SINHA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, in the context of public servants working in government companies. The Court upheld the High Court's ruling that officers of government companies do not qualify for protection under Section 197, as established in Mohd. Hadi Raja vs. State of Bihar, (1998) 5 SCC 91. The appeal was dismissed, affirming that the prosecution of the appellants was valid despite their claims of being public servants entitled to sanction.