CORPORATE CRIMINA LIABILITY: WHEN CAN COMPANIES BE PROCECUTED?

Companies used to be about making money but now they play a big role in our society and economy. This has made our legal system think again about how companies can be held responsible for crimes. In the past companies were not prosecuted because they were seen as not being able to think or intend to do wrong. Now with all the big financial scams, environmental problems and rule breaking this way of thinking is not working. This article looks at how the law in India's changing to deal with companies that do wrong. It asks the question: when can a company like Corporate Criminal Liability be taken to court for doing something wrong? By looking at how the law has developed and recent court cases the article says that India is now more practical, about holding companies responsible even though there are still some problems to solve. Corporate Criminal Liability is an issue and the law is trying to find ways to deal with it.