https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287502 Withdrawal from prosecution under Section 494 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 is valid where the public prosecutor's discretion is properly exercised and the withdrawal serves the administration of justice, including broader public justice considerations beyond mere insufficiency of evidence. Applying that standard, the SC noted that the prosecutions were at an early stage, the State had adopted a policy decision as part of an overall settlement, the accused were employees involved in a token strike, and there was no serious personal violence or material destruction of State property. On those facts, permission to withdraw was supported by the record, and a retrial after a long lapse of time would not serve the interests of justice. en-us Wed, 24 Sep 1986 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 16 Apr 2020 16:02:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287502 Withdrawal from prosecution under Section 494 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 is valid where the public prosecutor's discretion is properly exercised and the withdrawal serves the administration of justice, including broader public justice considerations beyond mere insufficiency of evidence. Applying that standard, the SC noted that the prosecutions were at an early stage, the State had adopted a policy decision as part of an overall settlement, the accused were employees involved in a token strike, and there was no serious personal violence or material destruction of State property. On those facts, permission to withdraw was supported by the record, and a retrial after a long lapse of time would not serve the interests of justice. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 24 Sep 1986 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287502