Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 460 · Decided 30 July 2010
State of NCT of Delhi Through Prosecuting Officer, Insecticides, Government of Nct, Delhi v. Rajiv Khurana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 460 · [2010] 9 S.C.R. 387
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1380/2010
- Decided
- 30 July 2010
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI, K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 482
Headnote
387 STATE OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH PROSECUTING A OFFICER, INSECTICIDES, GOVERNMENT OF NCT, DELHI v. RAJIV KHURANA (Criminal Appeal no. 1380 of 2010) JULY 30, 2010 [DALVEER BHANDARI AND K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, JJ.) Insecticides Act, 1968 - s.33 - Offences by companies - Vicarious liability - Held: A business - Mere allegation in the complaint D that the accused was director of the company and nothing to indicate, even prima facie, that he was incharge of the company and also responsible to the company for the conduct of its business would not be enough to hold him vicariously liable - Code of
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