https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=384476 For purposes of section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, a trust is not a body corporate or an association of individuals, because trustees do not form a juristic entity or combine for a common purpose of their own but only administer trust property for beneficiaries. On that basis, trustees cannot be exposed to vicarious criminal liability merely by virtue of office. Where the complaint shows that particular trustees were not signatories to the cheque, proceedings against them cannot be sustained under section 141 and may be quashed to prevent unwarranted continuation of prosecution. en-us Wed, 06 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 16 Aug 2019 12:14:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=384476 For purposes of section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, a trust is not a body corporate or an association of individuals, because trustees do not form a juristic entity or combine for a common purpose of their own but only administer trust property for beneficiaries. On that basis, trustees cannot be exposed to vicarious criminal liability merely by virtue of office. Where the complaint shows that particular trustees were not signatories to the cheque, proceedings against them cannot be sustained under section 141 and may be quashed to prevent unwarranted continuation of prosecution. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 06 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=384476