https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174870 A discharge in a prior complaint does not amount to an acquittal and therefore does not trigger autrefois acquit. A Magistrate retains jurisdiction to consider a subsequent complaint on the same facts, subject to judicial discretion and the circumstances of the earlier discharge. On the stated facts, the first matter was discharged because the complainant and pleader were absent, and the second complaint was filed the next day. There was no legal bar to continuing the inquiry, and the second complaint was maintainable. en-us Mon, 05 Nov 1928 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 16:29:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174870 A discharge in a prior complaint does not amount to an acquittal and therefore does not trigger autrefois acquit. A Magistrate retains jurisdiction to consider a subsequent complaint on the same facts, subject to judicial discretion and the circumstances of the earlier discharge. On the stated facts, the first matter was discharged because the complainant and pleader were absent, and the second complaint was filed the next day. There was no legal bar to continuing the inquiry, and the second complaint was maintainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 05 Nov 1928 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174870