The Supreme Court of India has ruled that criminal proceedings instituted against a company for offences requiring mens rea cannot be quashed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) on the sole ground that no natural person had been identified or arraigned alongside it. A Bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and
Criminal Prosecution Against Company For Mens Rea Offences Cannot Be Quashed Merely Because No Natural Person Is Identified Or Arraigned: Supreme Court
