https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469587 Section 482 CrPC remains available even after a criminal case has reached the evidence stage, because the power to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice is not lost before judgment; the objection that the petition had become infructuous was rejected. Where the same allegations had already led to exoneration on merits in departmental proceedings, and that exoneration had become final, continuation of a criminal prosecution on identical facts was treated as futile, inherently improbable, and an abuse of process. On that basis, the criminal proceeding was liable to be quashed and the petitioner was entitled to discharge. en-us Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:00:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469587 Section 482 CrPC remains available even after a criminal case has reached the evidence stage, because the power to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice is not lost before judgment; the objection that the petition had become infructuous was rejected. Where the same allegations had already led to exoneration on merits in departmental proceedings, and that exoneration had become final, continuation of a criminal prosecution on identical facts was treated as futile, inherently improbable, and an abuse of process. On that basis, the criminal proceeding was liable to be quashed and the petitioner was entitled to discharge. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469587