https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=341904 Criminal liability under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act rests on the drawer, and vicarious liability of partners under Section 141 applies only within the statutory framework; accordingly, prosecution of a non-signing partner was unsustainable where the partnership firm was not arraigned as an accused. Separately, a cheque must be presented within its valid currency or the period prescribed by Section 138, whichever is earlier; presentation after expiry of validity does not attract Section 138 liability. On these grounds, the complaint proceedings were quashed. en-us Tue, 11 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 14:27:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=341904 Criminal liability under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act rests on the drawer, and vicarious liability of partners under Section 141 applies only within the statutory framework; accordingly, prosecution of a non-signing partner was unsustainable where the partnership firm was not arraigned as an accused. Separately, a cheque must be presented within its valid currency or the period prescribed by Section 138, whichever is earlier; presentation after expiry of validity does not attract Section 138 liability. On these grounds, the complaint proceedings were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 11 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=341904