https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277866 A Commission of Inquiry appointed to examine the circumstances, causes and background of communal disturbances could proceed notwithstanding pending criminal prosecutions, because its reference concerned a definite matter of public importance and not adjudication of criminal guilt. Its inquiry was treated as inquisitorial and distinct from the sub judice trial issues, so restraint on that ground was refused. Section 6 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 also barred use of statements made before the Commission in civil or criminal proceedings, except for false evidence prosecutions, so those statements were held inadmissible against the persons facing trial. The petition was dismissed. en-us Sat, 04 May 1968 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 27 Dec 2018 14:26:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277866 A Commission of Inquiry appointed to examine the circumstances, causes and background of communal disturbances could proceed notwithstanding pending criminal prosecutions, because its reference concerned a definite matter of public importance and not adjudication of criminal guilt. Its inquiry was treated as inquisitorial and distinct from the sub judice trial issues, so restraint on that ground was refused. Section 6 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 also barred use of statements made before the Commission in civil or criminal proceedings, except for false evidence prosecutions, so those statements were held inadmissible against the persons facing trial. The petition was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sat, 04 May 1968 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277866