Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
BNS Section 310(2) | Superior Orders Defence Fails to Shield Public Servant from Criminal Liability for Illegal Acts : MP HC
Madhya Pradesh High Court rules that a public servant cannot escape criminal liability under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, merely by claiming to have acted under superior orders. The court held that active participation in illegal acts, such as misappropriation of seized cash, negates any immunity, reinforcing accountability for unlawful conduct in official duties.