Manoj v. State of Maharashtra
Supreme Court of IndiaSupreme Court of India, 2026, February judgment reference 157Bench: s BV Nagarathna; R Mahadevan
The Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of a contractor accused of stockpiling cement meant for a public works project, holding that investigative lapses in failing to invoke IPC provisions against the contractor resulted in an untenable conviction under the Essential Commodities Act, since no statutory or regulatory control over cement existed at the relevant time.