Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 995 · Decided 22 July 2025
Shailyamanyu Singh v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 995 · [2025] 7 S.C.R. 2085
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 3104/2025
- Decided
- 22 July 2025
- Bench
- VIKRAM NATH, SANDEEP MEHTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 482
Headnote
Issue arose whether the appellant, being a non-executive Director of the company, can be held vicariously liable and prosecuted for the alleged offences committed by the company. Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 - s.34 - Offences by companies - Appellant summoned as an accused in the complaint case in capacity of the Director of the company which was distributor of the drug - Appellant challenged the order passed by the Magistrate taking cognizance of the offences under the various provisions of the 1943 Act and
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