https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=113534 Vicarious liability under section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act attaches only where, at the time of the offence, the person was in charge of and responsible for the company's business, or where the complaint specifically pleads consent, connivance, or negligence under sub-section (2). A certified copy of Form No. 32 showing resignation before the cheques were issued was treated as authentic material disproving the petitioner's directorship, and the complaint's bare assertion that he was a director was insufficient. As no necessary averments or supporting material were shown, proceedings against the petitioner were quashed, while the case against the other accused remained unaffected. en-us Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 10:34:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=113534 Vicarious liability under section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act attaches only where, at the time of the offence, the person was in charge of and responsible for the company's business, or where the complaint specifically pleads consent, connivance, or negligence under sub-section (2). A certified copy of Form No. 32 showing resignation before the cheques were issued was treated as authentic material disproving the petitioner's directorship, and the complaint's bare assertion that he was a director was insufficient. As no necessary averments or supporting material were shown, proceedings against the petitioner were quashed, while the case against the other accused remained unaffected. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=113534