https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299692 Departmental proceedings may proceed despite an employee's acquittal in a criminal case because the two processes apply different standards of proof: criminal liability requires proof beyond reasonable doubt, while departmental action is decided on preponderance of probability. Rule 12 of the Delhi Police (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1980 was read as permitting departmental action where prosecution witnesses had been won over, and the witnesses' failure to support the prosecution did not bar such action. The tribunal and High Court were therefore wrong to quash the departmental proceeding. en-us Mon, 22 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 25 Dec 2021 10:24:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299692 Departmental proceedings may proceed despite an employee's acquittal in a criminal case because the two processes apply different standards of proof: criminal liability requires proof beyond reasonable doubt, while departmental action is decided on preponderance of probability. Rule 12 of the Delhi Police (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1980 was read as permitting departmental action where prosecution witnesses had been won over, and the witnesses' failure to support the prosecution did not bar such action. The tribunal and High Court were therefore wrong to quash the departmental proceeding. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 22 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299692