The Supreme Court has held that exoneration in departmental proceedings does not ipso facto result in the quashing of criminal prosecution on the same set of facts, particularly when the proceedings are conducted by different entities and the exoneration is not on the merits of the allegation. A Bench comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice
Exoneration in Disciplinary Inquiry No Bar to Criminal Prosecution: SC Clarified Distinction Between ‘Technical’ and ‘Merit-Based’ Exoneration
