https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108571 A complaint under section 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was treated as not maintainable where it was filed by a G.P.A. holder without the payees themselves signing or supporting it, and the defect was held fatal. The Magistrate's failure to examine the real complainants on oath as required by section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was held to vitiate the proceedings. Vicarious liability under section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act could not be fastened on a director who was not in charge of the company when the cheque was issued and dishonoured. On these grounds, the criminal proceedings were quashed. en-us Mon, 11 Nov 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:13:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108571 A complaint under section 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was treated as not maintainable where it was filed by a G.P.A. holder without the payees themselves signing or supporting it, and the defect was held fatal. The Magistrate's failure to examine the real complainants on oath as required by section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was held to vitiate the proceedings. Vicarious liability under section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act could not be fastened on a director who was not in charge of the company when the cheque was issued and dishonoured. On these grounds, the criminal proceedings were quashed. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 11 Nov 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108571