https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=374208 Vicarious liability under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is strictly construed, so a complaint must contain specific averments that the accused was in charge of and responsible for the company's business when the offence occurred. Mere designation as a director is insufficient, and a non-executive director who does not manage day-to-day affairs is not automatically exposed to prosecution. On the pleadings described, the complaints did not provide a factual basis for proceeding against the directors and did not address their replies, so the criminal complaints were liable to be quashed. en-us Tue, 04 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 27 May 2019 11:29:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=374208 Vicarious liability under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is strictly construed, so a complaint must contain specific averments that the accused was in charge of and responsible for the company's business when the offence occurred. Mere designation as a director is insufficient, and a non-executive director who does not manage day-to-day affairs is not automatically exposed to prosecution. On the pleadings described, the complaints did not provide a factual basis for proceeding against the directors and did not address their replies, so the criminal complaints were liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=374208