Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988–Sec. 13(2) r/w. 13(1)(d)–Penal Code, 1860–Secs. 420, 467, 468 & 471–Framing of charge–Justification–Petitioner has been exonerated in departmental inquiry–If the department could not establish the charge against the petitioner in the departmental proceedings which are to be decided on the basis of preponderance of probabilities, then how the charge would be established in the criminal trial–Burden of proof is higher as the charge is to be proved beyond the reasonable doubt–Order of framing charge deserves to be set aside.
