TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee urged the Calcutta High Court Bar Association to intervene after a CID officer allegedly called him seeking permission to interrogate him in a criminal case. Banerjee claimed the move threatened his professional independence and the sanctity of legal practice.
The Allahabad High Court quashed criminal proceedings against advocates, holding that lawyers cannot face prosecution for acts performed during professional duties, observing that treating legal representation as criminal conspiracy would undermine the legal profession and citizens’ valuable right to effective legal assistance and defence.
