Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 202 · Decided 15 February 2008
S.K. Alagh v. State of U.P. & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 202 · [2008] 2 S.C.R. 1088
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 317/2008
- Decided
- 15 February 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, V.S. SIRPURKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 406; CrPC Section 482
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s. 406 - Offence of criminal breach of trust - Vicarious liability of Managing Director/Employee of c Company - Held: For offence of criminal breach of trust vicarious liability is not extendable to the Directors or officers of the Company - The provision does not contemplate liability. Respondent No. 2 was proprietor of a firm, which was D wholesale.dealer of a Company. He filed complaint against the appellant (Managing Director of the Company) u/s 406 IPC alleging that the firm had issued demand drafts in favour of the Company seeking delivery of. goods from the
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