https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=113111 A director cannot be made vicariously liable for an offence under the Negotiable Instruments Act unless the complaint specifically pleads that she was in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the relevant time. A bare statement that the accused was a director, or that directors generally managed the company, is insufficient. On the facts stated, the complaint lacked the required factual averments linking the petitioner to day-to-day conduct of the business, so the criminal proceedings were liable to be quashed against her. en-us Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=113111 A director cannot be made vicariously liable for an offence under the Negotiable Instruments Act unless the complaint specifically pleads that she was in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the relevant time. A bare statement that the accused was a director, or that directors generally managed the company, is insufficient. On the facts stated, the complaint lacked the required factual averments linking the petitioner to day-to-day conduct of the business, so the criminal proceedings were liable to be quashed against her. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=113111