https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297369 The court held that the company must be arraigned as an accused in a complaint under Section 138 of the N.I. Act for vicarious liability. Failure to implead the company initially is not fatal and can be cured by amending the complaint. The court can summon additional accused even without specific provisions in the N.I. Act or Cr.P.C. Summoning a non-applicant as an accused can be done before recording evidence if their involvement is apparent. The court dismissed the applications, upholding the proceedings and directing expedited hearing per the N.I. Act's mandate. en-us Mon, 09 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 22:17:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297369 The court held that the company must be arraigned as an accused in a complaint under Section 138 of the N.I. Act for vicarious liability. Failure to implead the company initially is not fatal and can be cured by amending the complaint. The court can summon additional accused even without specific provisions in the N.I. Act or Cr.P.C. Summoning a non-applicant as an accused can be done before recording evidence if their involvement is apparent. The court dismissed the applications, upholding the proceedings and directing expedited hearing per the N.I. Act's mandate. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 09 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297369