https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45938 Criminal prosecution for alleged excise evasion was stayed because the complaint and the pending excise show-cause notice arose from the same alleged duty liability. The court reasoned that if the excise adjudication ended in favour of the assessee, the foundation of the prosecution would disappear, and continuing the criminal case before final determination would cause unnecessary harassment and injustice. The stay order was therefore restored, and the prosecution was not permitted to proceed until the excise authority finally adjudicated the notice. en-us Thu, 18 Jan 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:28:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45938 Criminal prosecution for alleged excise evasion was stayed because the complaint and the pending excise show-cause notice arose from the same alleged duty liability. The court reasoned that if the excise adjudication ended in favour of the assessee, the foundation of the prosecution would disappear, and continuing the criminal case before final determination would cause unnecessary harassment and injustice. The stay order was therefore restored, and the prosecution was not permitted to proceed until the excise authority finally adjudicated the notice. Case-Laws Central Excise Thu, 18 Jan 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45938