https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189449 A complaint invoking vicarious criminal liability under the Mines Act must plead specific facts showing the accused's statutory role and connection with the offence. A bare assertion that a Chief General Manager exercised supervision, management and control, without particulars of what he did or how he acted for the mine owner, was insufficient to found cognizance or summons. A deeming provision for an agent also required material showing authorisation to act on behalf of the owner; administrative designation alone did not make the appellant a deemed agent. The prosecution could not therefore proceed on the pleadings, and the complaint was liable to be quashed. en-us Thu, 06 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 12:54:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189449 A complaint invoking vicarious criminal liability under the Mines Act must plead specific facts showing the accused's statutory role and connection with the offence. A bare assertion that a Chief General Manager exercised supervision, management and control, without particulars of what he did or how he acted for the mine owner, was insufficient to found cognizance or summons. A deeming provision for an agent also required material showing authorisation to act on behalf of the owner; administrative designation alone did not make the appellant a deemed agent. The prosecution could not therefore proceed on the pleadings, and the complaint was liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 06 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189449