https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303150 Liability of a company director under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act arises only where the complaint specifically alleges that the accused was in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the relevant time; mere status as a director is insufficient. Where the accused became a director only after the cheques were issued and after statutory notice was served, no notice was addressed to him, and the complaint contained no specific averment of his role, continuation of the prosecution was treated as abuse of process. On those facts, the complaint proceedings were liable to be quashed under Section 482 CrPC. en-us Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 Jul 2022 15:29:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303150 Liability of a company director under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act arises only where the complaint specifically alleges that the accused was in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the relevant time; mere status as a director is insufficient. Where the accused became a director only after the cheques were issued and after statutory notice was served, no notice was addressed to him, and the complaint contained no specific averment of his role, continuation of the prosecution was treated as abuse of process. On those facts, the complaint proceedings were liable to be quashed under Section 482 CrPC. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303150