https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=48103 Criminal proceedings under the Customs Act may be quashed where they arise from the same transaction already rejected in adjudication and closed in related CBI proceedings. The High Court noted that the Tribunal had set aside the penalty for want of evidence even on the lower adjudicatory standard, and the Special Judge had found nothing worthy of a charge-sheet in the CBI matter. In those circumstances, continuing the criminal case was treated as futile and oppressive, and the Court's inherent jurisdiction under Article 227 read with Section 482 CrPC was held fit to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice. en-us Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:21:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=48103 Criminal proceedings under the Customs Act may be quashed where they arise from the same transaction already rejected in adjudication and closed in related CBI proceedings. The High Court noted that the Tribunal had set aside the penalty for want of evidence even on the lower adjudicatory standard, and the Special Judge had found nothing worthy of a charge-sheet in the CBI matter. In those circumstances, continuing the criminal case was treated as futile and oppressive, and the Court's inherent jurisdiction under Article 227 read with Section 482 CrPC was held fit to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=48103