https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187913 Criminal prosecution under FERA may be quashed in inherent jurisdiction where adjudication on the same charges and material has already exonerated the accused and the prosecution relies on no additional evidence. The Bombay High Court noted that adjudication and criminal proceedings are distinct, but where the complaint is founded on identical transactions, documents and allegations, the earlier finding that the statements were retracted, uncorroborated and insufficient must receive due weight. In the absence of fresh supporting material, continuation of the criminal case would serve no useful purpose and amount to abuse of process. The proceedings were therefore terminated under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. en-us Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 10:52:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187913 Criminal prosecution under FERA may be quashed in inherent jurisdiction where adjudication on the same charges and material has already exonerated the accused and the prosecution relies on no additional evidence. The Bombay High Court noted that adjudication and criminal proceedings are distinct, but where the complaint is founded on identical transactions, documents and allegations, the earlier finding that the statements were retracted, uncorroborated and insufficient must receive due weight. In the absence of fresh supporting material, continuation of the criminal case would serve no useful purpose and amount to abuse of process. The proceedings were therefore terminated under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187913