Som Mittal vs Government Of Karnataka

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's order rejecting the appellant's plea to quash the complaint under Section 30(1) read with Section 25 of the Karnataka Shops & Commercial Establishments Act, 1961. The Court emphasized that the inherent power under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. should be exercised sparingly and only in exceptional cases to prevent grave miscarriage of justice. The appeal was dismissed without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, allowing the Magistrate to decide on the maintainability of the complaint.