Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 152 · Decided 13 February 2026
Manoj v. State of Maharashtra & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 152 · [2026] 3 S.C.R. 144
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1630/2015
- Decided
- 13 February 2026
- Bench
- B.V. NAGARATHNA, R MAHADEVAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- BNSS Section 245; IPC; CrPC Section 222
Headnote
In the absence of any subsisting statutory control or saving provision operative on the date of the alleged incident, whether the prosecution of the appellants under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 is legally tenable. Essential Commodities Act, 1955 Order 1989 - Cement Control Order, 1967 - Maharashtra Cement (Licensing and Control) Order, 1973 - The prosecution case is that the Public Works Department of the State Government had awarded the work of construction of a Khar passage in cement concrete - As per the
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