https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199464 A cheque-dishonour complaint against company directors and officers need not reproduce the exact language of Section 141(1) of the Negotiable Instruments Act if, read as a whole, it contains allegations showing that they were responsible for non-payment or that the offence was committed with their consent, connivance or neglect under Section 141(2). At the quashing stage, the complaint is tested on its face; if it discloses the ingredients of the offence, inherent powers should not be used to terminate the proceedings. On that basis, the allegations were treated as sufficient to proceed against the petitioners, and quashing was not warranted. en-us Wed, 10 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 10:11:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199464 A cheque-dishonour complaint against company directors and officers need not reproduce the exact language of Section 141(1) of the Negotiable Instruments Act if, read as a whole, it contains allegations showing that they were responsible for non-payment or that the offence was committed with their consent, connivance or neglect under Section 141(2). At the quashing stage, the complaint is tested on its face; if it discloses the ingredients of the offence, inherent powers should not be used to terminate the proceedings. On that basis, the allegations were treated as sufficient to proceed against the petitioners, and quashing was not warranted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 10 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199464