https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295589 Multiple dishonoured cheques arising from one commercial dealing were treated as part of the same transaction, so the bar on joinder under Section 219 CrPC did not defeat the complaints. Notice under Section 138 NI Act was valid when served on the firm, because notice to the drawer is sufficient and separate notice to each partner is not required. Vicarious liability under Section 141 NI Act, however, depends on clear averments that the accused partner was in charge of and responsible for the business, or acted with consent, connivance, or neglect; lacking such averments, proceedings against two partners could not continue, while the complaint was allowed to proceed against the partner who issued the cheques. en-us Fri, 17 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:18:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295589 Multiple dishonoured cheques arising from one commercial dealing were treated as part of the same transaction, so the bar on joinder under Section 219 CrPC did not defeat the complaints. Notice under Section 138 NI Act was valid when served on the firm, because notice to the drawer is sufficient and separate notice to each partner is not required. Vicarious liability under Section 141 NI Act, however, depends on clear averments that the accused partner was in charge of and responsible for the business, or acted with consent, connivance, or neglect; lacking such averments, proceedings against two partners could not continue, while the complaint was allowed to proceed against the partner who issued the cheques. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 17 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295589