Sanction for prosecution of Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, councillor, Commissioner and any officer or employee of municipality.

(1) Where the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, or councillor or Commissioner or any officer or employee of the municipality 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 magistrate shall take cognizance of such offence except with the previous sanction,- (i) in the case of Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, Councillor and Commissioner, the Government; and (ii) in the case of an officer or an employee of the municipality, the Director or the Commissioner, as the case may be.