Criminal proceedings against executive officer acting as quasi judicial authority is untenable

S. Kumar Vs State of Bihar (Patna High Court) Patna High Court held that Executive Officer acting as a quasi judicial authority would fall within the ambit of the term ‘Judge’ under Judges (Protection) Act, 1985 hence shielded and accordingly, no civil or criminal proceedings can be initiated. Facts- The present application is filed invoking the inherent jurisdiction of this Court u/s. 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code for quashing the order contained in memo dated 28.12.2020, passed by the Secretary, Department of Law, Government of Bihar whereby sanction for prosecution under section 4...