Section 77 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Explained!
Legal Provisions of Section 77 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Act of Judge when acting judicially:The whole section can be divided into following two parts: ADVERTISEMENTS: (i) Nothing is an offence which is done by a judge when acting judicially in the exercise of any power which is given to him by law.(ii) Nothing is an offence which is done by a judge when acting judicially in the exercise of any power which in good faith he believes to be given to him by law.Under the first part, a judge does not commit an offence when he does something in his judicial capacity while exercising a power which the law has given to him. Under the second part, it is not an offence for a judge to do something in his…