https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284613 Criminal liability under the Negotiable Instruments Act depends on specific averments that a director was in charge of and responsible for the company's business when the cheque was issued. Where the record showed that the accused had resigned before issuance of the cheques, the resignation had been accepted, and he was not a signatory to the cheques, the basis for vicarious liability was absent. The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that continuation of the complaint and the summoning order against such a former director would amount to misuse of process, and the complaint, summoning order, and subsequent proceedings were liable to be quashed qua him. en-us Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 29 Nov 2019 13:52:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284613 Criminal liability under the Negotiable Instruments Act depends on specific averments that a director was in charge of and responsible for the company's business when the cheque was issued. Where the record showed that the accused had resigned before issuance of the cheques, the resignation had been accepted, and he was not a signatory to the cheques, the basis for vicarious liability was absent. The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that continuation of the complaint and the summoning order against such a former director would amount to misuse of process, and the complaint, summoning order, and subsequent proceedings were liable to be quashed qua him. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284613