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प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित

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Part II - Section 3

केन्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशािन

ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR PROSECUTION SANCTION UNDER

SECTION 218(1) OF THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023

Subject: Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for prosecution sanction under section 218 of Bharatiya

Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Objective: The objective of this Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is to provide guidelines for observing

timelines for issuance of prosecution sanction as required under section 218 of Bharatiya Nagarik

Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Scope: This SOP is applicable in respect of person, who is or was a judge or Magistrate or a public servant

not removable from his office save by or with the sanction of the Government (Centre or State, as

the case may be) is accused of any offence alleged to have been committed by him while acting or

purporting to act in the discharge of his official duty, no Court shall take cognizance of such

लद्दाख, 18 नवंबर, 2025

LADAKH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER, 18, 2025

भारत सरकार

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-18112025-1632

SG-LD-E-18112025-1632

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2

offence except with the previous sanction save as otherwise provided in the Lokpal and Lokayuktas

Act, 2013

Procedure for seeking and issuance of prosecution sanction:

1. That the investigating officer or the SHO concerned shall submit a detailed report along with all

relevant evidence/documents collected during investigation, which is necessary to prove the offence

against the Public Servant (as mentioned in scope above) through proper channel to the Senior

Superintendent of Police, UT of Ladakh, who further submit the same to the Administration of the UT

of Ladakh through Director General of Police, UT of Ladakh for seeking the sanction for prosecution

as required under Section 218 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

2. That no sanction shall be required in case of a public servant accused of any offence alleged to have

been committed under section 64, section 65, section 66, section 68, section 69, section 70, section 71,

section 74, section 75, section 76, section 77, section 78, section 79 section 143, section 199 or section

200 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. That in case, the Administration of the UT Ladakh fails to take a decision within a period of 120 days

from the date of receipt of the request for sanction, the sanction shall be deemed to have been accorded

by such Administration of the UT Ladakh.

Sd/-

(डॉ पवन कोतवाल, भ प्र से / Dr. Pawan Kotwal, IAS)

मुख्य सचिव/Chief Secretary/

प्रशासननक सनिव /Administrative Secretary

गृह नवभाग /Home Department

(अनुपम भारद्वाज, ज क प्र से / Anupam Bhardwaj, JKAS)

अवर सचिव/ Under Secretary

“No legal responsibility is accepted for the contents of publication of advertisements/publications in this part of The

Ladakh Gazette. Persons notifying the advertisements/public notices will remain solely responsible for the legal

consequences and also for any other misrepresentation etc.”

ANUPAM

BHARDWAJ

Digitally signed by

ANUPAM BHARDWAJ

Date: 2025.11.18

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MICHAEL

MANNY

DSOUZA

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MICHAEL MANNY

DSOUZA

Date: 2025.11.18

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