https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=102662 Criminal proceedings under customs law are independent of parallel adjudication proceedings, and there is no automatic rule requiring a stay merely because adjudication is pending. The pendency and relevance of adjudication may, however, be considered by the criminal court when deciding an adjournment request under Section 309 CrPC, which must be exercised judicially and consistently with speedy trial principles. Requests for exemption from personal appearance are to be examined by the trial court under Section 205 CrPC. The petitioners were directed to appear before the ACMM and seek appropriate orders, leaving adjournment to the trial court. en-us Thu, 04 Oct 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:30:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=102662 Criminal proceedings under customs law are independent of parallel adjudication proceedings, and there is no automatic rule requiring a stay merely because adjudication is pending. The pendency and relevance of adjudication may, however, be considered by the criminal court when deciding an adjournment request under Section 309 CrPC, which must be exercised judicially and consistently with speedy trial principles. Requests for exemption from personal appearance are to be examined by the trial court under Section 205 CrPC. The petitioners were directed to appear before the ACMM and seek appropriate orders, leaving adjournment to the trial court. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 04 Oct 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=102662