https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292520 In a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, cognizance and arraignment must follow the special statutory scheme, including disclosure of the drawer, issuance of statutory notice, and compliance with limitation under Sections 138 and 142. Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure cannot be used to sidestep those mandatory requirements and add a new accused who was not originally arraigned. Because no notice had been issued to the petitioner and the impleadment was sought long after the complaint was filed, the addition of the petitioner as an accused was contrary to law and was set aside. en-us Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 20:57:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292520 In a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, cognizance and arraignment must follow the special statutory scheme, including disclosure of the drawer, issuance of statutory notice, and compliance with limitation under Sections 138 and 142. Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure cannot be used to sidestep those mandatory requirements and add a new accused who was not originally arraigned. Because no notice had been issued to the petitioner and the impleadment was sought long after the complaint was filed, the addition of the petitioner as an accused was contrary to law and was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292520