Criminal Trial Under Excise Act can continue Despite Quashed Adjudication: SC

Rimjhim Ispat Limited And Others Vs Union of India & Another (Supreme Court of India) Summary: The Supreme Court of India in the case of Rimjhim Ispat Limited And Others Vs Union of India & Another has ruled that criminal prosecution can proceed independently even if a departmental adjudication is set aside on procedural grounds. The court dismissed an appeal by Rimjhim Ispat Ltd., Juhi Alloys Ltd., and Yogesh Aggarwal, who sought to quash criminal proceedings initiated against them under the Central Excise Act, 1944. The appellants’ argument was that the criminal complaint was ...