Recently, The Supreme Court stated that if there is a reasonable connection between the impugned act and the performance of the official duty, the protective umbrella of Section 197 of the CrPC cannot be denied. The bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and J.B. Pardiwala was dealing with the appeal challenging the judgment passed by the
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