https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=326418 A complaint under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act attracts vicarious liability only where it contains clear averments that the accused was in charge of and responsible for the company's business, or is otherwise liable through consent, connivance, or neglect. Mere designation is not enough, but the statutory language need not be reproduced verbatim if the substance of the allegation is sufficient. In considering quashing under Section 482 CrPC, the complaint must be read as a whole, and process should not be terminated where the basic averments connect the accused with the transaction. On the pleaded facts, allegations that the officers were executive and whole-time directors responsible for day-to-day affairs, with active connivance and neglect, were sufficient to proceed. en-us Wed, 06 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 15:01:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=326418 A complaint under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act attracts vicarious liability only where it contains clear averments that the accused was in charge of and responsible for the company's business, or is otherwise liable through consent, connivance, or neglect. Mere designation is not enough, but the statutory language need not be reproduced verbatim if the substance of the allegation is sufficient. In considering quashing under Section 482 CrPC, the complaint must be read as a whole, and process should not be terminated where the basic averments connect the accused with the transaction. On the pleaded facts, allegations that the officers were executive and whole-time directors responsible for day-to-day affairs, with active connivance and neglect, were sufficient to proceed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 06 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=326418