also contend that the acquittal of the petitioner is not
an honourable acquittal. The same was not on merits and the petitioner
was merely accorded ... service, the acquittal, it was held, has to
be honourable. The expressions "honourable acquittal",
"acquitted of blame", "fully exonerated
submission
that the acquittal granted by this Court was not an honourable
acquittal, but merely an acquittal where a benefit of doubt was
granted, because ... service, the acquittal, it was held, has to
be honourable. The expressions "honourable acquittal",
"acquitted of blame", "fully exonerated
thus:
"Even in case of acquittal, proceedings may follow
where the acquittal is other than honourable."
13. In view of the above ... honourably' acquitted by the
Court, it be treated other than 'honourable', and
proceedings may follow.
14. The expression 'honourable acquittal
that his acquittal was not an honourable
acquittal, or that the fact of acquittal being an honourable acquittal
or not, was an irrelevant fact ... evidence, cannot be said to be an honourable acquittal. Once the
acquittal is not an honourable one, this Court would observe that
the authority
that even in the case of acquittal,
departmental proceeding may follow where the acquittal is
other than honourable. In Dalbir Singh case (supra), the
Supreme ... resiled during trial, it would only result in an acquittal
and not an acquittal honourably. There is no tenebrosity in the
settled principles
issue and whether the respondent was honourably acquitted,
held as under:
“25. The expression "honourable acquittal" was
considered by this Court ... 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
looked into. The expressions "honourable acquittal", "acquittal of
blame" and "fully acquittal" are unknown to the Code of Criminal ... doubt. The Court said that nature
of acquittal is necessary for core consideration. If
acquittal is not honourable, the candidates are not
suitable for government
servant so convicted. Even in case of
acquittal proceedings may follow, where the acquittal
is other than honourable." (emphasis supplied)
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24. In Corpn ... service, the
acquittal, it was held, has to be honourable.
The expressions "honourable acquittal",
"acquitted of blame", "fully exonerated
declared by this Court with regard to
honourable acquittal of an accused for criminal offences
means that they are acquitted for want of evidence ... service, the acquittal, it was held, has to be honourable.
The expressions "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 ... that even in the case of acquittal,
departmental proceedings may follow where the
acquittal is other than honourable. In State of
Assam v. Raghava Rajgopalachari
