The Supreme Court of India has clarified that a company can face criminal prosecution even when the investigating agency has not identified or made any particular employee or director an accused. The Court held that the absence of a named individual, by itself, is not a valid reason to quash criminal proceedings against a company. What matters at the initial stage is whether the chargesheet and supporting material disclose a possible offence committed by the company. The judgment is important because it explains how criminal responsibility can be fixed on companies for offences that require a guilty intention, commonly known as mens rea.