Public Debt Act,1944
Section 26. The bank and its officers to be deemed public officers
For the purposes of section 124 of the Indian Evidence Act,1872-, the provisions of Part IV of the Code of Civil Procedure,1908-,relating to suits by or against public officers in their official capacity, and the provisions of Rule 27of 0.V, and Rule 52of Order XXI of the said Code, the Bank and any officer of the Bank acting in his capacity as such shall be deemed to be a public officer.
