https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300138 Section 17 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act creates vicarious liability for persons in charge of a company only where the company itself is shown to have committed the offence and is arraigned as an accused. Because the provision is penal and must be strictly construed, the corporate offender cannot be bypassed and prosecution of the managing director or other responsible officer alone is not maintainable. On that basis, the High Court treated the proceedings against the applicant alone, without impleading the company, as liable to be quashed. en-us Mon, 20 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 08:36:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300138 Section 17 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act creates vicarious liability for persons in charge of a company only where the company itself is shown to have committed the offence and is arraigned as an accused. Because the provision is penal and must be strictly construed, the corporate offender cannot be bypassed and prosecution of the managing director or other responsible officer alone is not maintainable. On that basis, the High Court treated the proceedings against the applicant alone, without impleading the company, as liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 20 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300138