Under Colour of Office, do not mean the same thing as 'by virtue of'. Any rightful act in office is by virtue of office and a wrongful act in office may be under colour of office. An act may none the less be under colour of office, however, unreasonable it might be, and although itmight be done in mistaken exercise of duty or authority, Emperor v. Amimiya Imammiya, AIR 1948 Bom 197: (1947) 49 Bom LR 829.
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