Supreme Court Rules Sanofi India Employee Identification Not Required in Criminal Trial
The Supreme Court ruled that a company can face criminal prosecution even if the specific employee or official who carried out the alleged offense is not identified or charged, and that the charge-sheet can focus on corporate conduct and internal decisions. The ruling, stemming from a CBI investigation into alleged medicine-supply issues involving Sanofi India Ltd., arose from Sanofi’s bid to quash the criminal proceedings.
Coverage (5)
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- Supreme Court: Sanofi India Criminal Trial Employee Identification Not Required (wansom.ai)