https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=103287 A criminal complaint remained maintainable where it alleged both foreign exchange contraventions and an independent offence of criminal conspiracy under section 120B of the Penal Code. Because conspiracy is triable only by a criminal court, the departmental authority under the foreign exchange regime could not finally dispose of that allegation. Arguments based on inconsistency between the earlier and later foreign exchange enactments, or on the absence of prior departmental adjudication, did not bar prosecution. Earlier departmental consideration of penalty inadequacy likewise did not defeat the complaint when the penal offence under the Penal Code stood independently pleaded. en-us Wed, 06 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:00:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=103287 A criminal complaint remained maintainable where it alleged both foreign exchange contraventions and an independent offence of criminal conspiracy under section 120B of the Penal Code. Because conspiracy is triable only by a criminal court, the departmental authority under the foreign exchange regime could not finally dispose of that allegation. Arguments based on inconsistency between the earlier and later foreign exchange enactments, or on the absence of prior departmental adjudication, did not bar prosecution. Earlier departmental consideration of penalty inadequacy likewise did not defeat the complaint when the penal offence under the Penal Code stood independently pleaded. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 06 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=103287