Act done under colour of office, an act is not done under colour of an office merely because the point of time at which it is done coincides with the point of time the accused is invested with the powers or duty of the office. To be able to say that an act was done under the colour of an office one must discover a reasonable connection between the act alleged and the duty or authority imposed on the accused by the Bombay Police Act or other statutory enactment. Unless there is a reasonable connection between the act complained of and the powers and duties of the office, it is difficult to say that the act was done by the accused officer under the colour of his office, State of Maharashtra v. Narhar Rao, AIR 1966 SC 1783 (1785): (1966) 3 SCR 880. See also AIR 1963 SC 849. [Indian Penal Code, 1860, s. 161(1)]
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