Criminal law should not be set in motion without proper probe: Supreme Court
The Hindu
“Criminal law should not be set into motion as a matter of course or without adequate and necessary investigation of facts on mere suspicion, or when the violation of law is doubtful,” the Supreme Court said
Criminal law should not be set into motion without adequate investigation of facts on mere suspicion, the Supreme Court has said while quashing a criminal case against the director of a company.
A Bench of Justices R.S. Reddy and Sanjiv Khanna said vicarious liability is attracted when the offence is committed with the consent, connivance, or is attributable to the neglect on the part of a director, manager, secretary, or other officer of the company.
In law, vicarious liability is the responsibility assigned to an employer, resulting from the actions of an employee.
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