BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD vs PURUSHOTTAM SINGH — Crl.A. No. 994/2000

Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 994/2000 On November 17, 2000, the Supreme Court allowed the Bihar State Electricity Board's appeal and set aside the High Court's order that had quashed criminal proceedings against Purushottam Singh. The High Court had improperly quashed charges under IPC Sections 420, 201, 120-B and Prevention of Corruption Act Sections 13(1)-(2) solely because the accused had been exonerated in departmental proceedings, without examining the investigative material collected by authorities. The Supreme Court held that the High Court should have reviewed the prima facie evidence before quashing charges and remanded the matter back to the High Court for fresh consideration in accordance with law, allowing parties to raise all available contentions. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.