https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298983 Liability under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act attaches to the drawer of the cheque, and the penal provision must be strictly construed. A person who is neither the drawer nor the signatory of a cheque issued from a joint account cannot be fastened with criminal liability merely because of the account relationship or association with the signatory. Section 141 applies only within its statutory scope and did not extend liability on the facts pleaded, where the complaint disclosed no basis to prosecute the non-signatory. The criminal proceedings against the applicant were therefore liable to be quashed. en-us Tue, 04 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 08:29:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298983 Liability under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act attaches to the drawer of the cheque, and the penal provision must be strictly construed. A person who is neither the drawer nor the signatory of a cheque issued from a joint account cannot be fastened with criminal liability merely because of the account relationship or association with the signatory. Section 141 applies only within its statutory scope and did not extend liability on the facts pleaded, where the complaint disclosed no basis to prosecute the non-signatory. The criminal proceedings against the applicant were therefore liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298983