https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=269475 A director may be proceeded against under Sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act only where the complaint specifically alleges that the person was in charge of, and responsible for, the conduct of the company's business at the relevant time. Mere designation as a director is insufficient, but averments of day-to-day control, participation in the transaction, and responsibility for company affairs can support issuance of process. At the Section 482 CrPC stage, the court should not conduct a mini-trial or weigh disputed defences; interference is warranted only on unimpeachable material. On the pleaded facts, the complaint disclosed sufficient allegations and the summoning order was not interfered with. en-us Thu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 11:06:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=269475 A director may be proceeded against under Sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act only where the complaint specifically alleges that the person was in charge of, and responsible for, the conduct of the company's business at the relevant time. Mere designation as a director is insufficient, but averments of day-to-day control, participation in the transaction, and responsibility for company affairs can support issuance of process. At the Section 482 CrPC stage, the court should not conduct a mini-trial or weigh disputed defences; interference is warranted only on unimpeachable material. On the pleaded facts, the complaint disclosed sufficient allegations and the summoning order was not interfered with. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=269475