https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=413379 A prosecution against non-signatory directors under Sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act requires a specific averment that they were in charge of and responsible for the company's business; mere designation as a director is insufficient. Read as a whole, a complaint alleging that the directors were responsible for the company's affairs and involved in the transaction leading to issuance and dishonour of the cheque can satisfy the summoning threshold. At the quashing stage, the court examines whether the complaint discloses the statutory ingredients and connected allegations, and defences such as non-executive status are ordinarily matters for trial rather than for interference under Section 482 CrPC. en-us Fri, 08 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:22:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=413379 A prosecution against non-signatory directors under Sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act requires a specific averment that they were in charge of and responsible for the company's business; mere designation as a director is insufficient. Read as a whole, a complaint alleging that the directors were responsible for the company's affairs and involved in the transaction leading to issuance and dishonour of the cheque can satisfy the summoning threshold. At the quashing stage, the court examines whether the complaint discloses the statutory ingredients and connected allegations, and defences such as non-executive status are ordinarily matters for trial rather than for interference under Section 482 CrPC. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 08 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=413379