Ravindranatha Bajpe vs. Mangalore Special Economic Zone Ltd. & Ors. (SC)

Penal Code, 1860–Secs. 427, 447, 506 & 120-B–Summoning of accused–Order set aside in revision–Compound wall of the complainant was demolished and trees were cut while laying the water pipeline–Bald statements that the accused nos. 2 to 5 and 7 & 8 conspired with common intention to lay the pipeline within the scheduled properties of complainant–Neither any specific allegation nor any specific role was attributed to them–Magistrate has not recorded the satisfaction about a prima facie case against them–Merely because they are the officers of Company, they cannot be held vicariously
liable automatically–Revisional Court rightly set aside the order of issuance of summon.