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What is the purpose of section 77 of IPC?
What is the purpose of section 77 of IPC?
- To provide immunity to judges for acts done in bad faith
- To prosecute judges for their judicial acts
- To regulate the appointment of judges
- To protect the judicial acts of a judge authorized by law or mistaken belief in good faith (correct)
What are the necessary ingredients for the applicability of Section 77 of IPC?
What are the necessary ingredients for the applicability of Section 77 of IPC?
- The act was done by a police officer, when acting judicially, and in exercise of power given by law or in good faith belief
- The act was done by a jury, when acting judicially, and in exercise of power given by law or in good faith belief
- The act was done by a lawyer, when acting judicially, and in exercise of power given by law or in good faith belief
- The act was done by a judge, when acting judicially, and in exercise of power given by law or in good faith belief (correct)
In the case of Surendra Kumar Bhatia v. Kanhaiya Lal & Others, 2009, what did the court determine about the application of Section 77 of IPC?
In the case of Surendra Kumar Bhatia v. Kanhaiya Lal & Others, 2009, what did the court determine about the application of Section 77 of IPC?
- All public officials are entitled to the protection under Section 77 of IPC
- Only judges acting judicially are entitled to the protection under Section 77 of IPC (correct)
- Only lawyers acting judicially are entitled to the protection under Section 77 of IPC
- No one is entitled to the protection under Section 77 of IPC
What is the significance of the term 'good faith' in relation to Section 77 of IPC?
What is the significance of the term 'good faith' in relation to Section 77 of IPC?
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