Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Exoneration in Departmental Proceedings Bars Criminal Prosecution Under IPC Sections 409, 420, 465, 468, 471 | Quashing of FIR for Abuse of Process : Bombay HC (Aurangabad Bench)
Bombay High Court quashed an FIR under IPC Sections 409, 420, 465, 468, and 471, ruling that continuing criminal prosecution after exoneration in departmental proceedings amounts to abuse of process. The judgment reinforces that parallel proceedings without fresh evidence violate principles of natural justice and fairness, offering relief to public servants facing dual proceedings for the same alleged misconduct.