https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=112414 Withdrawal of a complaint after issuance of process was treated as an acquittal for the purpose of section 300 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, so the accused could not be tried again on the same set of facts. The Gujarat HC further noted that although refusal to vacate company accommodation may be a continuing offence for limitation purposes under section 472, that character does not override the protection against double jeopardy. A second complaint based on a later period could not be sustained by splitting the same transaction into separate time segments after the earlier acquittal; the statutory bar therefore applied. en-us Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:44:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=112414 Withdrawal of a complaint after issuance of process was treated as an acquittal for the purpose of section 300 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, so the accused could not be tried again on the same set of facts. The Gujarat HC further noted that although refusal to vacate company accommodation may be a continuing offence for limitation purposes under section 472, that character does not override the protection against double jeopardy. A second complaint based on a later period could not be sustained by splitting the same transaction into separate time segments after the earlier acquittal; the statutory bar therefore applied. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=112414