Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 949 · Decided 23 August 2019
G H Shiv Kumar Jatia v. State of NCT of Delhi
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 949 · [2019] 11 S.C.R. 210
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1263/2019
- Decided
- 23 August 2019
- Bench
- ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE, R. SUBHASH REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 4, 2003, 32; CrPC Section 205, 317, 482
Headnote
Criminal Law - Doctrine of vicarious liability -Corporate criminal liability - Directors/Controlling authorities of company - When not liable - On 16.10.13, the victim came to the hotel in question to meet two resident guests of the hotel who were American citizens having food and wine in the club on the 6th floor and were frequently going out on terrace for smoking - Victim fell from the terrace of 6th floor to the 4th floor of the hotel and got injured - Appellants-accused charged u/ss.336,338 r/w s. 32, IPC and s.4, 2003 Act-
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