https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42686 A complaint by a public servant empowered to act under the excise statute, filed on departmental detection of offences, attracted the proviso to Section 200 CrPC, so pre-process examination of the complainant and witnesses was not mandatory. An order under Section 204 CrPC need not contain elaborate reasons if it shows prima facie satisfaction to proceed, so the process order was not invalid for non-application of mind. Departmental adjudication under the fiscal statute did not bind the criminal court or bar prosecution, because criminal liability must be assessed independently on the alleged ingredients and evidence. en-us Thu, 21 Sep 1989 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:37:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42686 A complaint by a public servant empowered to act under the excise statute, filed on departmental detection of offences, attracted the proviso to Section 200 CrPC, so pre-process examination of the complainant and witnesses was not mandatory. An order under Section 204 CrPC need not contain elaborate reasons if it shows prima facie satisfaction to proceed, so the process order was not invalid for non-application of mind. Departmental adjudication under the fiscal statute did not bind the criminal court or bar prosecution, because criminal liability must be assessed independently on the alleged ingredients and evidence. Case-Laws Central Excise Thu, 21 Sep 1989 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42686