service, the acquittal, it was held, has
to be honourable. The expressions “honourable acquittal”,
“acquitted of blame”, “fully exonerated” are unknown to
the Code ... person is acquitted when the acquittal is other than
honourable.
25. The expression “honourable acquittal” was considered
by this Court in S. Samuthiram
with impeccable character enter the
police force.
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25. The expression "honourable acquittal" was considered by this Court in
S. Samuthiram ... giving him benefit of doubt and, therefore, it was not an
honourable acquittal, this Court held that the High Court was not justified in
setting
also submitted that the judgment in the criminal case was a honourable acquittal and therefore, the involvement of the petitioner in the said criminal case ... case yet to be disposed of and subsequently ended in honourable acquittal or treated as mistake of fact shall be treated as not involved
stands wiped out. An acquittal is an acquittal
whether it is a "clean acquittal", whether it is "honourable acquittal ... service, the
acquittal, it was held, has to be honourable. The expressions "honourable acquittal",
"acquitted of blame", "fully exonerated
difficult to define what is the meaning of the words "honourable acquittal" In my view it will depend on the fact and circumstances ... relied on by both the sides on the meaning of honourable acquittal as well as to show whether in the facts and circumstances
possibly be said that the accused was honourably acquitted."
50. Thus, the expression honourable acquittal is relevant to service law jurisprudence or other jurisprudence ... honourable acquittal. Therefore, this court only converts the order of acquittal on benefit of doubt into one of acquittal simpliciter. In the context of service
service. The acquittal, it was held, has to be
honourable. As such, the expressions “honourable acquittal”,
“acquitted of blame”, “fully exonerated” are unknown ... service, the acquittal, it
was held, has to be honourable. The
expressions “honourable acquittal”,
“acquitted of blame”, “fully exonerated”
are unknown to the Code
recognize any difference between Honble acquittal, acquittal on benefit of doubt, acquittal on compromise or acquittal on witness being turned hostile. If a Court ... acquittal of the petitioner is not honourable". (Emphasis supplied)
10. The expression "honourable acquittal" has been considered by a Division Bench
service, the
acquittal, it was held, has to be
honourable. The expressions
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'honourable acquittal', 'acquitted of
blame', 'fully exonerated ... service, the acquittal, it
was held, has to be honourable. The
expressions "honourable acquittal",
"acquitted of blame", "fully exonerated
Division Bench went on to hold that the honourable acquittal would only mean acquittal which is free from any doubt.
8. In the above context ... expression thus:-
"Even in case of acquittal, proceedings may follow where the acquittal is other than honourable." "
14. Again, in the decision
