https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=405053 The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, quashing the criminal complaint against the appellant under Section 138 r/w Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The Court clarified that joint liability does not automatically implicate all parties unless the account is jointly maintained, and the accused is a signatory to the cheque. Furthermore, the Court ruled that Section 141 does not apply to individual liabilities without a corporate structure involved. The pending complaint in the Metropolitan Magistrate's Court was set aside as an abuse of process of law. en-us Mon, 08 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 11:21:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=405053 The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, quashing the criminal complaint against the appellant under Section 138 r/w Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The Court clarified that joint liability does not automatically implicate all parties unless the account is jointly maintained, and the accused is a signatory to the cheque. Furthermore, the Court ruled that Section 141 does not apply to individual liabilities without a corporate structure involved. The pending complaint in the Metropolitan Magistrate's Court was set aside as an abuse of process of law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 08 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=405053