Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder

Legal analysis of Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code in workplace fatalities

1. Maharashtra Factory Manager Industrial Death Case

2. Jurisdiction: India, Maharashtra (2025-04-15)
3. Original Case: State of Maharashtra v. SafeChem Industries Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
4. VictimsRajesh KulkarniDefendantsVikram ShettySafeChem Industries Pvt. Ltd.PlaintiffsAnjali KulkarniInvestigatorsInspector Sanjay PatilDeputy Chief Inspector of Factories, Thane RegionProsecutorsAdditional Public Prosecutor Shalini GuptaDefense AttorneysSenior Advocate Harish Salve (assumed)Plaintiff AttorneysAdvocate Nilesh WaghJudgesJustice Pratibha RanadeInstitutionsThane Sessions Court, MaharashtraMaharashtra State Industrial Safety and Health DirectorateSafeChem Industries Pvt. Ltd.
5. Case Tags: Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder;Factories Act 1948 Violation;Corporate Criminal Liability;Workplace Safety India