Is a government servant entitled to 100% back wages if acquitted for cruelty upon his wife upon compromise?

[Educator]

In the present case, respondent is not acquitted on merits. Hisacquittal is attributable to compromise with his wife. Petitioner-State therefore cannot be saddled with the liability to pay salary and allowances during the period when respondent remained under dismissal. He incapacitated himself from performing duties owing to his conviction. It is also pertinent to note that respondent’s