https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=254727 Vicarious criminal liability under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act applies only where the complaint contains specific averments that a director was in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the time of the offence, or that the offence occurred with the director's consent, connivance or negligence. As the record showed the director had resigned before the cheques were issued, was not the cheque signatory, and there was no material showing involvement in day-to-day affairs, prosecution under Sections 138 and 141 could not stand. A bare assertion of responsibility was insufficient, and continuation of the complaint was held to be an abuse of process, so the proceedings were quashed. en-us Wed, 17 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:42:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=254727 Vicarious criminal liability under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act applies only where the complaint contains specific averments that a director was in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the time of the offence, or that the offence occurred with the director's consent, connivance or negligence. As the record showed the director had resigned before the cheques were issued, was not the cheque signatory, and there was no material showing involvement in day-to-day affairs, prosecution under Sections 138 and 141 could not stand. A bare assertion of responsibility was insufficient, and continuation of the complaint was held to be an abuse of process, so the proceedings were quashed. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 17 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=254727