Mere operation from separate shops located within same commercial complex does not make them benami entities: MP HC quashes Rs. 136 Crore Poppy Seeds Import Case
“To permit prosecution to proceed on the fragile footing of shared addresses and commercial proximity would amount to endorsing a standard of liability alien to criminal jurisprudence. Such an approach would not only be legally impermissible but would also have a chilling effect on legitimate business arrangements operating within shared commercial spaces.”
