Judgment briefs
Supreme Court of India

Bansal Milk Chilling Centre v. Rana Milk Food Private Ltd. & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – – Amendments to complaints post-cognizance – Test of ‘prejudice to the accused’

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
25 Jul 2025
Citation
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 1631
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 3178/2025
Bench
B.v. Nagarathna, K.v. Viswanathan

Issue for consideration

When can amendments to complaints be allowed after cognizance is taken; whether on facts, any prejudice would be caused to the accused-respondents if the amendment to the complaint, as prayed, is allowed.

Judgment PDF: Bansal Milk Chilling Centre v. Rana Milk Food Private Ltd. & Anr.
AI judgment summary Incoming

Source: Indian Supreme Court Judgments dataset, AWS Open Data, CC BY 4.0. A brief, not legal advice — read the judgment itself before relying on it.

More from the Supreme Court of India

  1. [2026] 10 S.C.R. 295Service law and pensionary benefits – Claim ofSupreme Court AllowedChhaganbhai Kohyabhai Pateliya and Others v. The State of Gujarat and Others
  2. [2026] 10 S.C.R. 277Tax/Taxation – M.P. Commercial Tax Act, 1994 – Entry Tax Act 1976Supreme Court DismissedAddl. Commr. Commercial Tax & Ors. v. Cadila Health Care Ltd. & Anr.
  3. [2026] 10 S.C.R. 289Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Quashing of criminal proceedings arising assaultSupreme Court AllowedSachin Gupta v. The State of Chhattisgarh and Anr.
  4. [2026] 10 S.C.R. 259Circumstantial Evidence – Conviction solely on the basis of, when not justifiedSupreme Court AllowedSantosh Gurung v. State of Sikkim