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    Question

    Section 17A of the PC Act requires prior approval

    for:
    A Arresting a public servant Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Investigating decisions taken in official duty Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Conducting trap proceedings Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Filing a charge-sheet Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Investigating disproportionate assets Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Section 17A, inserted by the 2018 amendment, mandates prior approval before conducting any enquiry or investigation into decisions or recommendations made by a public servant while discharging official functions. The provision was introduced to protect policy decisions and administrative discretion from retrospective criminal scrutiny. It does not apply to arrest, filing of charge-sheet, or trap proceedings, nor does it cover disproportionate assets cases. Hence, its scope is limited strictly to investigation of official decision-making. 

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