law: The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 
  23. Power of Lokpal to grant sanction for
  
  initiating prosecution.
  1.       Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 or
  
  section 6A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 or section 19 of
  
  the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, the Lokpal shall have the power to
  
  grant sanction for prosecution under clause (a ) of sub-section (7 )
  
  of section 20.
  2.       No
  
  prosecution under sub-section (1 ) shall be initiated against any public
  
  servant accused of any offence alleged to have been committed by him while
  
  acting or purporting to act in the discharge of his official duty, and no court
  
  shall take cognizance of such offence except with the previous sanction of the
  
  Lokpal.
  3.       Nothing
  
  contained in sub-sections (1 ) and (2 ) shall apply in respect of
  
  the persons holding office in pursuance of the provisions of the Constitution
  
  and in respect of which a procedure for removal of such person has been
  
  specified therein.
  4.       The
  
  provisions contained in sub-sections (1 ), (2 ) and (3 )
  
  shall be without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in article
  
  311 and sub-clause (c ) of clause (3) of article 320 of the Constitution.