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Disclaimer:<\/span> This has been reported after the availability of the order of the Court and not on media reports so as to give an accurate report to our readers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jharkhand High Court:<\/span> In the present case, a petition was filed under Section 528<\/a> of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023<\/a> (‘BNSS’) to quash the order passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate whereunder a case was made against one person and the Plant Head of the petitioner-Company for offence under Section 24<\/a> and 26<\/a> of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A Single Judge Bench of Anil Kumar Choudhary, J., held that it is a settled principle of law that summons in a criminal case to face trial could not be issued against post, as it was not a juridical person and thus, continuation of the criminal proceeding against the post of ‘Plant Head’ would amount to abuse of process of law.<\/p>\n

The Court pointed that it is a settled principle of law that summons in a criminal case to face trial could not be issued against positions or post as a post was not a juridical person. Considering the petitioner-Company’s contention that there was no post of ‘Plant Head’, the Court stated that even if it was to be assumed that there was a post named ‘Plant Head’ of the petitioner-Company, the said post was not a juridical person.<\/p>\n

The Court held that continuation of the criminal proceeding against the Plant Head of the petitioner-Company would amount to abuse of process of law and thus, quashed and set aside the said order so far as the Plant Head of the petitioner-Company was concerned. Consequently, the present petition was allowed.<\/p>\n

[Tata Pigment Ltd. v. State of Jharkhand, 2025 SCC OnLine Jhar 3553<\/a>, decided on 10-9-2025<\/span>]<\/p>\n\n

Advocates who appeared in this case:<\/p>\n

For the Petitioner:<\/span> Parth S.A. Swaroop Pati, Advocate and Akshay Kumar, Advocate<\/p>\n

For the Opposite Party:<\/span> Abhay Kr. Tiwari, Addl. P.P.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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