https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=211960 Criminal proceedings were not quashed for delay where the record showed repeated adjournments, exemptions, stay orders and other steps contributed to by both sides, including the accused; delay alone was therefore insufficient to terminate the prosecution. The accused could not also rely on exoneration in departmental or tribunal proceedings, because a criminal court must decide the offence independently on the evidence before it and such findings are only a relevant circumstance, not a bar to trial. The defence could be raised before the trial court, but it did not justify quashing at the threshold. en-us Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=211960 Criminal proceedings were not quashed for delay where the record showed repeated adjournments, exemptions, stay orders and other steps contributed to by both sides, including the accused; delay alone was therefore insufficient to terminate the prosecution. The accused could not also rely on exoneration in departmental or tribunal proceedings, because a criminal court must decide the offence independently on the evidence before it and such findings are only a relevant circumstance, not a bar to trial. The defence could be raised before the trial court, but it did not justify quashing at the threshold. Case-Laws Central Excise Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=211960