https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424486 Under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, a criminal complaint against a director who was not a signatory to the cheques is maintainable only if it contains clear, specific averments that the director was in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the time of the offence. A mere description as a director, or a general assertion of involvement in management, is insufficient to impose vicarious liability. Applying that principle, the complaint contained only bald allegations without particulars of each director's role, so the proceedings against the petitioner were liable to be quashed. en-us Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 Jul 2022 09:11:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424486 Under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, a criminal complaint against a director who was not a signatory to the cheques is maintainable only if it contains clear, specific averments that the director was in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the time of the offence. A mere description as a director, or a general assertion of involvement in management, is insufficient to impose vicarious liability. Applying that principle, the complaint contained only bald allegations without particulars of each director's role, so the proceedings against the petitioner were liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424486