ISSUE:
Can the accused persons be held guilty of the negligible act of running a defective plant of MIC without reasonable care and caution and without informing the local people about the remedial precautions?
RULE:
A company owes a duty of care, and if it falls far below the standard required, it is guilty of gross negligence. The concept of negligence in the law of tort is the same in criminal law. The difference is criminal negligence must be 'gross'.