https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273937 A prior acquittal on a specific factual issue can operate as issue-estoppel in later criminal proceedings between the same parties, preventing the prosecution from re-agitating that fact even where the subsequent charge is for a different offence. Section 403 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 embodies autrefois acquit but does not exhaust the field or exclude issue-estoppel, and Section 26 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 does not defeat the principle. Where the later prosecution for forgery depended entirely on a fact already decided in the accused's favour, the foundation of the prosecution failed and the convictions under the Indian Penal Code could not stand. en-us Fri, 25 Oct 1968 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 20 Jul 2018 16:36:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273937 A prior acquittal on a specific factual issue can operate as issue-estoppel in later criminal proceedings between the same parties, preventing the prosecution from re-agitating that fact even where the subsequent charge is for a different offence. Section 403 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 embodies autrefois acquit but does not exhaust the field or exclude issue-estoppel, and Section 26 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 does not defeat the principle. Where the later prosecution for forgery depended entirely on a fact already decided in the accused's favour, the foundation of the prosecution failed and the convictions under the Indian Penal Code could not stand. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 25 Oct 1968 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273937