Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 535 · Decided 8 August 2014
J.J. Irani & ANR. v. State of Jharkhand
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 535 · [2014] 8 S.C.R. 385
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1668/2014
- Decided
- 8 August 2014
- Bench
- S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA, S.A. BOBDE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
A B Factories Act, 1948 - s. 106 - Limitation for prosecµtion - Fire accident dated 3.3.1989 - Complaint by Inspector of C factories on 7.5.1990 - Whether barred by /imitation - Held: A complaint is required to be filed within three months of the date on which the alleged commission of Inspector - In the facts of the case, the date of knowledge to the Inspector would be 5.3.1989 i.e. when the D preliminary investigation was conducted - The date on which the Inspector formally received the detailed inquiry report, cannot be considered as date of knowledge, in the facts of the
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