https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=391185 Criminal proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be sustained against a company director unless the complaint contains specific averments that she was in charge of and responsible for the conduct of the company's business. A bare statement that the accused is a director is insufficient to attract vicarious liability under Section 141. Where the complaint does not explain the director's role in the issuance of the cheques and the cheques were not signed by her, continuation of the prosecution amounts to abuse of process, and the proceedings are liable to be quashed. en-us Wed, 04 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 22 Jan 2020 07:37:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=391185 Criminal proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be sustained against a company director unless the complaint contains specific averments that she was in charge of and responsible for the conduct of the company's business. A bare statement that the accused is a director is insufficient to attract vicarious liability under Section 141. Where the complaint does not explain the director's role in the issuance of the cheques and the cheques were not signed by her, continuation of the prosecution amounts to abuse of process, and the proceedings are liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 04 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=391185