IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3152 of 2007 Shyamsunder Singh, S/O Late Jagdish Prasad Singh, R/o Vill. Baraith, P.S.- Nima Cahand pura, Dist. Begusarai, the then Accountant, The Begusarai Central Co-operative Bank, Manjhaul Branch, Begusarai ----- Petitioner. Versus. 1. The State of Bihar, through the Secretary, Dept. Of Co-operative, Bihar, Patna. 2. The M.D., The Begusarai Central Co-operative Bank, Begusarai. 3. The Branch Manager, the Begusarai Central Co- operative Bank, Manjhaul Branch, Begusarai. 4. Sri Basistha Narayan Singh, Dist. Welfare Officer, Begusarai Cum Conducting Officer (Departmental Proceedings), Begusarai ------- Respondents. ---------- 2. 1.10.2008 None appears on behalf of the petitioner. Heard Mr. Ram Chandra Prasad Bharti learned Standing Counsel No.14 for respondent no.1, and Mr. Sanjay Kumar for respondent nos. 2 to 4. The petitioner is a class III employee of the respondent-Central Co- operative Bank. In view of the allegations of embezzlement and mis- appropriation of the Bank funds, on the same charges, a criminal case as well as departmental proceeding were initiated against the petitioner. The criminal case is still pending before the learned trial court. Departmental proceeding was concluded and the petitioner was punished. However, the respondent-Bank set aside the order and remitted back the matter to a new Inquiry Officer to conduct the departmental proceeding in accordance with law. One of the 2 important contentions advanced in the writ petition in support of its case is that two parallel proceedings can not be P initiated on self- same charges. I am unable to accept the same. The law is well settled that criminal case as well as departmental proceeding can be initiated side by side on the self-same charges, inter alia, for the reason that the standard proof in the two different proceedings are different. Different set’s of evidence are led in the two proceedings. The writ petition is dismissed. Vinay ( S. K. Katriar , J.)