https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=419545 Vicarious criminal liability under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act requires a specific averment that the accused was in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the time of the offence; mere designation as a director is insufficient. Where the complaint contains only general allegations and does not attribute any role in the company's day-to-day affairs, the statutory precondition for prosecution is not met. On the stated material, the accused was shown only as a nominee director, so the prosecution could not be sustained and the summoning order was liable to be quashed. en-us Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:06:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=419545 Vicarious criminal liability under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act requires a specific averment that the accused was in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the time of the offence; mere designation as a director is insufficient. Where the complaint contains only general allegations and does not attribute any role in the company's day-to-day affairs, the statutory precondition for prosecution is not met. On the stated material, the accused was shown only as a nominee director, so the prosecution could not be sustained and the summoning order was liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=419545