https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469558 Exoneration in departmental proceedings does not ipso facto require discharge or quashing of parallel criminal proceedings on the same facts, because departmental and criminal processes operate on different standards of proof; the criminal court must decide on the evidence before it, and departmental findings do not automatically erase criminal liability. At the discharge stage under Section 239 CrPC, the court examines only whether there is sufficient ground for presuming the offence, not whether the prosecution will ultimately succeed. The prosecution material, including seizure of foreign currency, non-declaration, and statements and video material suggesting illegal gratification, was held sufficient to raise strong suspicion of participation in criminal conspiracy. The refusal of discharge was therefore upheld. en-us Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:56:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469558 Exoneration in departmental proceedings does not ipso facto require discharge or quashing of parallel criminal proceedings on the same facts, because departmental and criminal processes operate on different standards of proof; the criminal court must decide on the evidence before it, and departmental findings do not automatically erase criminal liability. At the discharge stage under Section 239 CrPC, the court examines only whether there is sufficient ground for presuming the offence, not whether the prosecution will ultimately succeed. The prosecution material, including seizure of foreign currency, non-declaration, and statements and video material suggesting illegal gratification, was held sufficient to raise strong suspicion of participation in criminal conspiracy. The refusal of discharge was therefore upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469558