https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46625 Criminal proceedings cannot be continued where the accused has been completely exonerated in departmental proceedings on the same facts and charges, and the departmental appellate tribunal has accepted the defence on merits and set aside the adverse order. When the departmental and criminal allegations are identical and the factual foundation of the complaint has been removed, a criminal trial serves no useful purpose and creates no real prospect of conviction. In such circumstances, continuation of the prosecution amounts to an abuse of the process of law, and the criminal case is liable to be quashed. en-us Tue, 31 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:17:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46625 Criminal proceedings cannot be continued where the accused has been completely exonerated in departmental proceedings on the same facts and charges, and the departmental appellate tribunal has accepted the defence on merits and set aside the adverse order. When the departmental and criminal allegations are identical and the factual foundation of the complaint has been removed, a criminal trial serves no useful purpose and creates no real prospect of conviction. In such circumstances, continuation of the prosecution amounts to an abuse of the process of law, and the criminal case is liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 31 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46625