petitioner as an accused by merely applying the principle of
vicarious liability. The learned Senior Counsel further submitted that
the concept of vicarious liability will ... against the accused persons. The Penal Code
does not contemplate any vicarious liability on a party, who is not
charged directly for the commission
against the accused
persons. The Penal Code does not contemplate any
vicarious liability on a party, who is not charged directly
for the commission ... offence. The concept of
vicarious liability is created by legal fiction only where it is
specifically provided under a statute. Useful reference
can be made
that
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the concept of 'vicarious liability' is not applicable to the offence under
the IPC and therefore ... subordinates by invoking the principle of “vicarious
liability”. In fact, the concept of vicarious liability is alien to IPC
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notice;
ii) Vicarious liability of a non-executive director; and
iii) Inordinate delay in the issuance of show ... petitioners being non-
executive directors of the company and, therefore, no vicarious liability could be
fastened on them, attention of this Court was drawn
civil liability. Further, the guarantor's liability under the Indian
Contract Act, 1872 is a civil liability. The appellant may have
civil liability ... vicarious
liability in the criminal law in terms of Section 141 of the NI Act
cannot be fastened because of the civil liability. Vicarious
liability
civil liability.
Further, the guarantor's liability under the Indian Contract Act,
1872 is a civil liability. The appellant may have civil liability ... vicarious liability in the criminal
law in terms of Section 141 of the NI Act cannot be fastened
because of the civil liability. Vicarious liability
business and only monitors the
executive activity. To fasten vicarious liability under Section 141 of the
Act on a person, at the material time that ... liable
for commission of such an offence would be vicariously
liable therefor. Such vicarious liability can be inferred so
far as a Company registered
line by the officials of the Electricity Department, and no vicarious
liability could be fixed on the petitioners. That apart, even under Section ... Section 149 of the Electricity Act, 2003, the
petitioners have also vicarious liability and all the points raised by the
petitioners cannot be decided
cardinal principle of criminal
jurisprudence that there is no vicarious liability unless the
statute specifically provides so.
43. Thus, an individual who has perpetrated ... those cases where the statutory
regime itself attracts the doctrine of vicarious liability, by
specifically incorporating such a provision.
44. When the company
when the
cheque was drawn by her husband and therefore, no vicarious
liability can be fastened on the holder of a joint account ... persons vicariously liable for commission of an offence on the part of
the company. As has been stated by us earlier, the vicarious liability
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