Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 143 · Decided 11 February 2009
State (GOVT. of NCT of Delhi) v. D. A. M. Prabhu and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 143 · [2009] 3 S.C.R. 165
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 266/2009
- Decided
- 11 February 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 482
Headnote
Essential Commodities Act, 1955: s. 10 - Scope and ambit of - Discussed. s.10 - Contravention of order made under s.3 by a A B c company - Prosecution of Managing Director, General Manager, Executive Director and Supervisors - Held: Each D ~ or any of them may be separately prosecuted company - There is no statutory compulsion that the person-in-charge or an officer of the company cannot be prosecuted unless they are ranged alongside the company itself - On facts, High Court was not justified in quashing the proceedings against them - Textile (Control) Order, 1986 - E Clause
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