What happened: Delhi High Court quashed Maggi-linked criminal cases
The Delhi High Court quashed criminal proceedings against Nestlé India officials and distributors connected to the 2015 Maggi controversy. The High Court reasoned that continuing the criminal prosecutions would be an abuse of process because later testing results substantially eroded the scientific basis for prosecution.
The High Court also quashed criminal complaints and related summoning orders against persons described as part of the Maggi supply chain in 2015 and 2016, along with related consequential proceedings.
Background and earlier position: how the case started
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