Police lose jurisdiction to investigate once Factory Inspector files criminal complaint under Factories Act: Bombay HC

Ajeet Vikram Bahadur Singh Vs State of Maharashtra (Bombay High Court) In the case of Ajeet Vikram Bahadur Singh v. State of Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court quashed an FIR filed under the IPC against the manager of Pidilite Industries following a factory accident. The incident involved a blaze from a machine that caused injuries to a worker. The manager had already been convicted and fined under Section 92 of the Factories Act, 1948, for negligence in maintaining machinery. The court ruled that prosecuting the manager under IPC sections 285, 287, 337, and 338 constituted double jeopardy, as...