https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299661 Materials collected in investigation did not disclose the ingredients of criminal misconduct under Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The alleged foreign travel of accompanying persons at public expense was not shown to involve corrupt or illegal means, abuse of position, or obtaining a pecuniary advantage without public interest, because the record indicated that the accused remained on official duties and the accompanying persons assisted those duties. Mere departure from departmental norms, without dishonest intention, was insufficient. The prosecution was therefore held to be an abuse of process, and the criminal proceedings were quashed. en-us Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:01:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299661 Materials collected in investigation did not disclose the ingredients of criminal misconduct under Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The alleged foreign travel of accompanying persons at public expense was not shown to involve corrupt or illegal means, abuse of position, or obtaining a pecuniary advantage without public interest, because the record indicated that the accused remained on official duties and the accompanying persons assisted those duties. Mere departure from departmental norms, without dishonest intention, was insufficient. The prosecution was therefore held to be an abuse of process, and the criminal proceedings were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299661