https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189003 Where an adjudicating authority has already exonerated a person on the same facts and material, continuation of criminal proceedings serves no useful purpose and may be quashed by the High Court in exercise of its inherent jurisdiction. The Court also clarified that Section 245(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 does not require the person to first seek discharge before the Magistrate in such a situation, because the High Court may directly intervene where the proceedings are not maintainable in law. The contention that the petitioner had to return to the trial court for discharge was rejected, and the objection based on Section 245(2) failed. en-us Fri, 31 Jul 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 23 Dec 2016 10:54:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189003 Where an adjudicating authority has already exonerated a person on the same facts and material, continuation of criminal proceedings serves no useful purpose and may be quashed by the High Court in exercise of its inherent jurisdiction. The Court also clarified that Section 245(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 does not require the person to first seek discharge before the Magistrate in such a situation, because the High Court may directly intervene where the proceedings are not maintainable in law. The contention that the petitioner had to return to the trial court for discharge was rejected, and the objection based on Section 245(2) failed. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 31 Jul 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189003