https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313573 Criminal proceedings against a tax officer were quashed because the alleged acts were reasonably connected with official duty and fell within statutory protection for acts done in good faith under the tax law and criminal procedure protections for public servants. The Court applied the settled test for inherent jurisdiction, asking whether prosecution could proceed despite the statutory bar and whether continuation of the complaint would amount to abuse of process. On the facts, the complaint was found vexatious and unsupported by any basis to deny protection, so quashing was necessary to secure the ends of justice. en-us Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:51:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313573 Criminal proceedings against a tax officer were quashed because the alleged acts were reasonably connected with official duty and fell within statutory protection for acts done in good faith under the tax law and criminal procedure protections for public servants. The Court applied the settled test for inherent jurisdiction, asking whether prosecution could proceed despite the statutory bar and whether continuation of the complaint would amount to abuse of process. On the facts, the complaint was found vexatious and unsupported by any basis to deny protection, so quashing was necessary to secure the ends of justice. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313573