https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469523 Criminal prosecution may be quashed under Section 482 CrPC where the accused has already been exonerated on merits in disciplinary proceedings based on the same facts and substantially identical allegations. The Delhi HC noted that, although disciplinary action and criminal proceedings are generally independent, continuation of a criminal case can amount to abuse of process when the inquiry report, affirmed by the disciplinary authority, finds the charges of negligence and manipulation not proved on merits. The governing test is whether the allegations and evidence are the same and the exoneration is substantive rather than technical; in that setting, the stricter criminal standard does not justify relitigation. en-us Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:36:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469523 Criminal prosecution may be quashed under Section 482 CrPC where the accused has already been exonerated on merits in disciplinary proceedings based on the same facts and substantially identical allegations. The Delhi HC noted that, although disciplinary action and criminal proceedings are generally independent, continuation of a criminal case can amount to abuse of process when the inquiry report, affirmed by the disciplinary authority, finds the charges of negligence and manipulation not proved on merits. The governing test is whether the allegations and evidence are the same and the exoneration is substantive rather than technical; in that setting, the stricter criminal standard does not justify relitigation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469523