https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465757 The dominant issue was whether the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), constituted under the Companies Act, is legally barred from investigating offences under the IPC while conducting or continuing investigation into corporate fraud. The HC held that, on a conjoint and harmonious reading of the CrPC and the Companies Act provisions governing investigation, the SFIO's investigatory remit is not confined to Companies Act offences and does not exclude investigation into IPC offences arising from the same facts. The SC declined to interfere with that determination and dismissed the special leave petition. en-us Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 20:50:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465757 The dominant issue was whether the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), constituted under the Companies Act, is legally barred from investigating offences under the IPC while conducting or continuing investigation into corporate fraud. The HC held that, on a conjoint and harmonious reading of the CrPC and the Companies Act provisions governing investigation, the SFIO's investigatory remit is not confined to Companies Act offences and does not exclude investigation into IPC offences arising from the same facts. The SC declined to interfere with that determination and dismissed the special leave petition. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465757