https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=760196 At the stage of framing charge, suspicion must be backed by material disclosing a prima facie case; a discharge is justified where the record does not show the accused's direct complicity in the alleged misconduct. The Court examined the charge sheet and supplementary material only to test whether they revealed involvement in the disputed credit-facility processing and found that the respondent's role was limited to routine internal approval steps, including signing a memorandum and attending a committee meeting. As no material showed participation in the alleged irregularities or any meeting with the private accused before sanction, mere speed in processing the proposal was insufficient, and discharge was upheld. en-us Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 09:12:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=760196 At the stage of framing charge, suspicion must be backed by material disclosing a prima facie case; a discharge is justified where the record does not show the accused's direct complicity in the alleged misconduct. The Court examined the charge sheet and supplementary material only to test whether they revealed involvement in the disputed credit-facility processing and found that the respondent's role was limited to routine internal approval steps, including signing a memorandum and attending a committee meeting. As no material showed participation in the alleged irregularities or any meeting with the private accused before sanction, mere speed in processing the proposal was insufficient, and discharge was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=760196