https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175975 The power to alter or add to a charge cannot revive proceedings against persons who have been wholly discharged, because that power presupposes an existing charge. The provision enabling a court to proceed against persons appearing to be guilty applies only to persons who are not already accused; it cannot be used against appellants who were already arrayed as accused, whether partially or wholly discharged. The statutory scheme of discharge and further inquiry cannot be bypassed by using that provision as a substitute for the remedy against discharge. The challenge therefore succeeded only in part, with the order set aside for the wholly discharged appellants but left undisturbed for those who remained accused on the surviving charge. en-us Tue, 21 Aug 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 16:23:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175975 The power to alter or add to a charge cannot revive proceedings against persons who have been wholly discharged, because that power presupposes an existing charge. The provision enabling a court to proceed against persons appearing to be guilty applies only to persons who are not already accused; it cannot be used against appellants who were already arrayed as accused, whether partially or wholly discharged. The statutory scheme of discharge and further inquiry cannot be bypassed by using that provision as a substitute for the remedy against discharge. The challenge therefore succeeded only in part, with the order set aside for the wholly discharged appellants but left undisturbed for those who remained accused on the surviving charge. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 21 Aug 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175975