https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295104 A complaint under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act could not be quashed at the threshold on the defence that the cheque was issued only as security and liability was disputed, because those are contested factual issues requiring evidence. A parallel civil dispute did not by itself justify quashing where the complaint disclosed an offence. However, prosecution against a nominee director and a lady non-executive director was quashed because the material did not show that they were in charge of, or responsible for, the company's day-to-day affairs. The proceedings continued only against the remaining accused. en-us Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 19 May 2021 08:37:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295104 A complaint under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act could not be quashed at the threshold on the defence that the cheque was issued only as security and liability was disputed, because those are contested factual issues requiring evidence. A parallel civil dispute did not by itself justify quashing where the complaint disclosed an offence. However, prosecution against a nominee director and a lady non-executive director was quashed because the material did not show that they were in charge of, or responsible for, the company's day-to-day affairs. The proceedings continued only against the remaining accused. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295104