https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=372187 Liability under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act attaches only to directors who were in charge of, or responsible for, the conduct of the company's business at the time of the offence. Mere designation as a director is insufficient, and the complaint must contain specific averments showing such responsibility. At the quashing stage, the High Court may interfere where unimpeachable material shows the accused was not so involved when the cheque dishonour occurred. General allegations and a pending investigation in another proceeding did not establish active participation, so the criminal proceedings against the petitioners were quashed. en-us Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 19 Dec 2018 07:57:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=372187 Liability under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act attaches only to directors who were in charge of, or responsible for, the conduct of the company's business at the time of the offence. Mere designation as a director is insufficient, and the complaint must contain specific averments showing such responsibility. At the quashing stage, the High Court may interfere where unimpeachable material shows the accused was not so involved when the cheque dishonour occurred. General allegations and a pending investigation in another proceeding did not establish active participation, so the criminal proceedings against the petitioners were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=372187