Shiv Jatia vs Gian Chand Malick

insc-2024-142 Supreme Court of India 23 February 2024 • CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.776 OF 2024; CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.777 OF 2024 • 16 min read

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Case Significance

Shiv Jatia vs Gian Chand Malick is a Supreme Court of India decision dated February 23, 2024 (citation: insc-2024-142). Directors and the company that held an LPG distributorship agreement challenged a criminal complaint under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468, 472 read with Section 120-B IPC and Section 13 of the Essential Commodities Act. The Supreme Court quashed the complaint against the appellants, finding no evidence connecting them to the transaction between the distributor and the complainant, and holding that continuing the complaint would be an abuse of the process of law. The bench comprised Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan. The judgment was delivered by Justice Abhay S. Oka.

Summary

Directors and the company that held an LPG distributorship agreement challenged a criminal complaint under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468, 472 read with Section 120-B IPC and Section 13 of the Essential Commodities Act. The Supreme Court quashed the complaint against the appellants, finding no evidence connecting them to the transaction between the distributor and the complainant, and holding that continuing the complaint would be an abuse of the process of law.

What was the outcome of Shiv Jatia vs Gian Chand Malick?

Directors and the company that held an LPG distributorship agreement challenged a criminal complaint under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468, 472 read with Section 120-B IPC and Section 13 of the Essential ...

Judgment

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Source: Indian Kanoon (insc-2024-142)