Search Results for "vicarious liability"

511 result(s) found

Scroll Down To Discover

Found 511 result(s)

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in NDPS Act Case, Modifying Sentence on Double Punishment Grounds. Separate sentences for offences under Sections 20 and 25/29 from same transaction held impermissible, and fine cannot be cumulative when sentences run concurrently under Section 53 IPC.

The appeal arose from a conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The appellant and a co-accused were intercepted dur...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

High Court of Karnataka Quashes Defamation Complaint Against Political Party for Lack of Specific Allegations. BJP's Criminal Proceedings Under Sections 499, 500 IPC Set Aside as Complaint Did Not Disclose How the Party Itself Committed the Offence.

The petitioner, Bharatiya Janata Party (Karnataka State Unit), filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking qua...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Company Directors in Cheque Dishonour Case Due to Lack of Specific Allegations — Section 141 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Requires Clear Averment of Role in Day-to-Day Affairs.

The petitioners, a private limited company and its directors, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking quash...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

High Court of Karnataka Quashes NDPS Proceedings Against Directors for Lack of Conscious Possession. Directors of a transport company cannot be held vicariously liable for illegal transportation of poppy straw by driver without proof of knowledge or connivance under NDPS Act.

The petitioners, Sunil Kumar Koushik and Vijay Kochhar, were accused Nos. 2 and 3 in Crime No. 12/2021-22 registered at Indi Excise Police Station for...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Assault on Public Servant Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Proof of Grievous Hurt. Conviction under Sections 504 and 333 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Establish Essential Ingredients Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant, Dayanand S/o Makkanna Patil, was convicted by the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bidar, sitting at Basavakalyan, in S.C.No....

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

High Court of Karnataka Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Attempt to Murder Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Evidence of Injured Witnesses Found Inconsistent and Contradictory, Leading to Benefit of Doubt to Accused.

The State of Karnataka, represented by the Arakere Police, filed an appeal under Section 378(1) and (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, again...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Quashes Process Against Managing Director in Drugs Case for Lack of Specific Allegations. Complaint Under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 Failed to Show Active Role of Director, Process Recalled Under Section 204 CrPC.

The applicant, D.R. Salgaoncar, was the Managing Director of Geno Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which manufactured a drug sample that was found to be of subst...