V.M. SHAH vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR — Crl.A. No. 1011/1995

Case under Section II-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010071491995

Filing Date

01-May-1995

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 1011/1995

Diary Number

7149/1995

Order Date

25-Aug-1995

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.V.M. SHAH

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

    Adv. K. J. JOHN (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 25-Aug-1995

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 01-May-1995

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 1011/1995

casestatus.in Summary

The Supreme Court allowed V.M. Shah's appeal, quashing his conviction under Section 630 of the Companies Act. The civil court had found that Shah was an independent tenant of the flat with the landlords, not a licensee of Rallis India Ltd., thereby negating the company's claim to possession. The Court held that the civil court's findings superseded the criminal court's concurrent findings, and since Shah had not wrongfully withheld company property, his conviction and punishment were unsustainable. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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