https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301768 A Magistrate is taken to have applied judicial mind and taken cognizance when the complaint is registered and proceeded with under Chapter XV, so a later formal statement of cognizance does not by itself vitiate the proceedings. In cheque dishonour cases, a complaint against partners or persons in charge is maintainable even if the firm is not separately arrayed as an accused, because a firm is treated as a company for liability purposes under section 141. A notice is not invalid merely because it allows only seven days for payment, since the statute itself gives the drawer fifteen days from receipt of notice to pay. The criminal proceedings were therefore not liable to be quashed. en-us Fri, 12 Aug 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:22:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301768 A Magistrate is taken to have applied judicial mind and taken cognizance when the complaint is registered and proceeded with under Chapter XV, so a later formal statement of cognizance does not by itself vitiate the proceedings. In cheque dishonour cases, a complaint against partners or persons in charge is maintainable even if the firm is not separately arrayed as an accused, because a firm is treated as a company for liability purposes under section 141. A notice is not invalid merely because it allows only seven days for payment, since the statute itself gives the drawer fifteen days from receipt of notice to pay. The criminal proceedings were therefore not liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Aug 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301768