JJ Irani- Tata Factory Fire- Supreme Court

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REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL Nos.1668-1670 OF 2014[Arising out of SLP (Crl. Nos. !"#$%!"#&'&$$)

J.J. IRANI * ANR. +. APPELLANTS

,ERSUS

STATE OF JHAR-HAND +. RESPONDENT

JUDGMENT

S. A. BOBDE, J.

. L/01/ gr0nt/2.

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R/1ision Nos. && ; of


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t3/= 301/ 4//n t09/n u6 tog/t3/r for 2is6os0l.

". T3/ onl= ?u/stion t30t 0ris/s in t3/s/ 066/0ls is :3/t3/r

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066/ll0nts 301/ 0ll/g/2l= 5o88itt/2 off/n5/s :0s 802/ :it3in

t3r// 8ont3s of t3/ 20t/ on :3i53 t3/ 0ll/g/2 5o88ission of t3/

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S/5tion $> of t3/ F05tori/s A5t7


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of t3/ i30r F05tori/s Rul/s7

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>t3M0r537


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Co88itt// 4/ 5onstitut/2 un2/r S/5tion


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#(# of t3/ F05tori/s (A8/n28/nt A5t7


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Ins6/5tor of F05tori/s7 i30r7 0n on%sig3tE8/rg/n5= Pl0n 0n2 Dis0st/r Control for t3/ P0n20ls0n2 stru5tur/s (> in nu84/r 5onstru5t/2 insi2/ t3/f05tor= (TISCO7 n/0r its 80in g0t/ 0roun2 t3/st0tu/ of its foun2/r S3ri J08s3/2i T0t0 for5/l/4r0ting 3is !$t3irt320=7 0n2 5onstru5ting su5360n20ls 0n2 stru5tur/s of 3ig3l= 5o84usti4l/

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5o88ission of t3/ off/n5/s on &".$#.


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l/tt/r 20t/2 &.$#.


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in 2/5i2ing t3/ 6r/s/nt 50s/. In t30t 50s/ t3is Court 055/6t/2

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t30t t3/ off/n5/ :0s 5o88itt/2 :0s 055/6t/2 0n2 t3is Court

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t3/ 5o88ission of t3/ off/n5/B :3/n 3/ r/5/i1/2 t3/ r/6ort.

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3i8s/lf 60rt of t3/ t/087 :3i53 5on2u5t/2 t3/ 6r/li8in0r=

in?uir= 4/t://n !t30n2 >t3 M0r537 t3M0r53


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$@.$".on%sig3t E8/rg/n5= Pl0n 0n2 Dis0st/r Control for t3/ P0n20ls

0n2 Stru5tur/s 0s r/?uir/2 un2/r S/5tion #(# of t3/ F05tori/s

(A8/n28/nt A5t7

20t/2 &.$#.


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t3/ l/0rn/2 C3i/f Ju2i5i0l M0gistr0t/7 J08s3/26ur 0n2 2is0gr//

:it3 t3/ 1i/: of t3/ Hig3 Court.

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t3/ t3r// 5ri8in0l 50s/s :/r/ 6/n2ing in t3/ Hig3 Court7 rit

P/tition &"& of


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&. Crl. R/1. Nos. &&7 &" 0n2 of


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su48itt/2 t30t t3/ 066/ll0nts 0n2 TISCO 301/ no gri/10n5/

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5o86/ns0tion sin5/ t3/ 055i2/nt :0s 0 t/rri4l/ tr0g/2=. S3ri N0ri80n

su48itt/2 t30t t3/ TISCO 30s not tr/0t/2 0n= litig0tion in t3is 80tt/r

0s 0n 021/rs0ri0l litig0tion.

&$. In t3/ r/sult7 066/0ls 0r/ 0llo:/2. T3/ Ju2g8/nt 0n2 Or2/r of

t3/ Hig3 Court 20t/2 !.>.&$$ is s/t 0si2/ 0n2 Cri8in0l 5o86l0ints

0r/ 2is8iss/2.

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