https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=368442 For prosecution under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, a complaint must contain a basic averment that the accused were in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the relevant time. Where the complaint described the accused as managing the company and acting as authorised signatories, that foundational pleading was sufficient to justify cognizance and summons. The truth of those assertions, including whether the accused were actually responsible for the business, is ordinarily a matter for trial and not for quashing at the threshold. The complaint was therefore held sufficient to proceed. en-us Tue, 14 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 09 Oct 2018 06:43:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=368442 For prosecution under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, a complaint must contain a basic averment that the accused were in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the relevant time. Where the complaint described the accused as managing the company and acting as authorised signatories, that foundational pleading was sufficient to justify cognizance and summons. The truth of those assertions, including whether the accused were actually responsible for the business, is ordinarily a matter for trial and not for quashing at the threshold. The complaint was therefore held sufficient to proceed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 14 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=368442