https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469581 Exoneration in departmental proceedings does not, by itself, bar criminal prosecution for forgery and cheating arising from the same facts, because the two forums apply different standards of proof. The Court also noted that the petitioner's LPC lacked a memo number and that the alleged issuer was neither examined nor shown to have admitted issuance in the petitioner's favour. On that evidentiary basis, the criminal proceeding was not liable to be quashed merely on the ground of disciplinary exoneration, and the writ petition was dismissed. en-us Fri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:02:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469581 Exoneration in departmental proceedings does not, by itself, bar criminal prosecution for forgery and cheating arising from the same facts, because the two forums apply different standards of proof. The Court also noted that the petitioner's LPC lacked a memo number and that the alleged issuer was neither examined nor shown to have admitted issuance in the petitioner's favour. On that evidentiary basis, the criminal proceeding was not liable to be quashed merely on the ground of disciplinary exoneration, and the writ petition was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469581