https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424331 The court quashed the entire criminal proceedings related to complaint cases C.C.No.110/2016 and C.C.No.178/2016. The orders taking cognizance under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act were found invalid as the cheques were issued by a firm, not the petitioners personally. Vicarious liability under Section 141 of the Act was discussed, emphasizing the necessity of making the firm an accused for liability to be imposed on individuals. Since the firm was not made an accused, the petitioners were not held liable, leading to the quashing of the proceedings and related orders. en-us Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:42:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424331 The court quashed the entire criminal proceedings related to complaint cases C.C.No.110/2016 and C.C.No.178/2016. The orders taking cognizance under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act were found invalid as the cheques were issued by a firm, not the petitioners personally. Vicarious liability under Section 141 of the Act was discussed, emphasizing the necessity of making the firm an accused for liability to be imposed on individuals. Since the firm was not made an accused, the petitioners were not held liable, leading to the quashing of the proceedings and related orders. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424331