CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has made it clear that the sanction to prosecute a central government employee for ‘breach of trust’ is not required under Section 197 of CrPC for taking away official documents or tampering with them because taking away documents can never be a part of their official duty.
“No official can put forth a claim that breach of trust is connected with his official duty,” observed the HC while relying on various judgments passed by the Supreme Court.
