https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469541 Where departmental proceedings and criminal prosecution arise from the same allegations, exoneration on merits in the enquiry can bar continuation of the criminal case if the charges were not established on the material. The enquiry officer found the employee not guilty, the disciplinary authority accepted that finding, and earlier government orders had exonerated the employee and directed withdrawal of investigation. Applying the different standards of proof in disciplinary and criminal proceedings, the Court treated further prosecution on the same facts as unjust and an abuse of process. The criminal proceedings were therefore liable to be quashed. en-us Tue, 27 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:31:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469541 Where departmental proceedings and criminal prosecution arise from the same allegations, exoneration on merits in the enquiry can bar continuation of the criminal case if the charges were not established on the material. The enquiry officer found the employee not guilty, the disciplinary authority accepted that finding, and earlier government orders had exonerated the employee and directed withdrawal of investigation. Applying the different standards of proof in disciplinary and criminal proceedings, the Court treated further prosecution on the same facts as unjust and an abuse of process. The criminal proceedings were therefore liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 27 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469541