Criminal Prosecution for Bribery Survives Despite Departmental Exoneration: SC

Karnataka Lokayuktha Vs Chandrashekar & Anr. (Supreme Court of India) Exoneration in Departmental Enquiry Not Conclusive: Criminal Prosecution for Bribery Can Proceed Independently Departmental Exoneration Does Not Bar Criminal Prosecution in Trap Cases: Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Radheshyam Kejriwal and Ajay Kumar Tyagi The Supreme Court reaffirmed that departmental proceedings and criminal prosecution are independent and parallel remedies, governed by different standards of proof. While a disciplinary enquiry is decided on the basis of preponderance of probabilities, a criminal tri...