Public Servant’s Retirement Due To Efflux Of Time Irrelevant While Determining His Criminal Liability In Corruption Cases: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court in Tarsem Lal Chandla v State of Himachal Pradesh has observed that merely because the accused-public servant retired from service due to efflux of time, it would not be a relevant consideration in determining the criminal liability particularly for an offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act.In this case, the High Court of Himachal Pradesh had reversed an order...