https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295065 A director's criminal prosecution was held liable to be quashed where the record showed only a brief tenure and no material that he attended board meetings, took part in management decisions, or otherwise exercised control over the company's affairs. On the facts placed, he was not shown to be a person responsible for the alleged defaults, and the absence of a direct link to the impugned acts made the complaints and summoning order an abuse of process. The Court also noted prior exoneration in related regulatory proceedings, reinforcing that continuation of the criminal cases was unwarranted. en-us Mon, 03 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 18 May 2021 08:29:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295065 A director's criminal prosecution was held liable to be quashed where the record showed only a brief tenure and no material that he attended board meetings, took part in management decisions, or otherwise exercised control over the company's affairs. On the facts placed, he was not shown to be a person responsible for the alleged defaults, and the absence of a direct link to the impugned acts made the complaints and summoning order an abuse of process. The Court also noted prior exoneration in related regulatory proceedings, reinforcing that continuation of the criminal cases was unwarranted. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 03 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295065