https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313823 An appeal against acquittal does not by itself amount to pending criminal proceedings for applying the sealed cover procedure to deny the Second Higher Pay Scale. Once acquittal is recorded after investigation and trial, the criminal proceeding is treated as concluded, the charges stand erased for service-law purposes, and the presumption of innocence is reinforced. A pending appeal or revision against acquittal does not continue the trial or create pendency of judicial proceedings. Accordingly, the circular relied on could not justify withholding the benefit merely because an appeal against acquittal remained pending, especially where the employee had already been found fit for the benefit earlier. en-us Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 03 May 2024 16:41:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313823 An appeal against acquittal does not by itself amount to pending criminal proceedings for applying the sealed cover procedure to deny the Second Higher Pay Scale. Once acquittal is recorded after investigation and trial, the criminal proceeding is treated as concluded, the charges stand erased for service-law purposes, and the presumption of innocence is reinforced. A pending appeal or revision against acquittal does not continue the trial or create pendency of judicial proceedings. Accordingly, the circular relied on could not justify withholding the benefit merely because an appeal against acquittal remained pending, especially where the employee had already been found fit for the benefit earlier. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313823