Acquittal From Criminal Case Does Not Ipso Facto Absolve Delinquent From Disciplinary Action, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

Acquittal by the Court of competent jurisdiction in a judicial proceeding does not ipso facto absolve the delinquent from the liability under the disciplinary jurisdiction of the disciplinary authority, the Supreme Court has observed. In Shashi Bhusan Prasad vs. Inspector General Central Industrial Security Force, a CISF Constable was tried on charges of murder and...