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(1) When a staff member has been prosecuted in a Criminal Court and upon trial, declared innocent of the charge brought against him, the decision shall be accepted as final and such staff member shall not be punished departmentally when the offence for which he was tried constitutes the sole ground for punishment. (2) Departmental Cognizance in Certain Cases- If, however, such officer is acquitted on technical grounds, or if the facts established by the investigation of the case reflect that his conduct and character have not been such as befit a Prisons officer, the Director General may take departmental cognizance of the offence or of such conduct or character. Rewards. Rewards