SUBIR BOSE vs INSPECTOR OF FACTORIES — Crl.A. No. 1963/2010

Case Summary: Subir Bose v. Inspector of Factories (2010) The Supreme Court convicted Managing Director Subir Bose under Section 92 of the Factories Act, 1948 for operating a Berger Paints factory in Goa without proper license/permission following a 2006 fire incident. Though the complaint alleged violations of safety provisions (Sections 37-38), a police closure report found no criminal charges warranted, and the complaint lacked specific details about safety breaches. Accepting Bose's plea of guilty to resolve litigation efficiently given his advanced age (70+) and minor injuries to the sole affected worker, the Court imposed a fine of Rs. 1,00,000 with 8 weeks simple imprisonment as default penalty, treating this resolution as case-specific and non-precedential. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.