https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303156 Section 138 liability attaches only to the drawer of the cheque or the person whose account it is drawn on, and criminal process cannot be used to fasten statutory liability on a non-drawer or non-signatory. Applying strict construction of penal and quasi-criminal provisions, the HC noted that the cheque was signed and issued by another accused, not by the petitioner, even though the underlying transaction involved the petitioner. On that admitted position, the petitioner was held not liable under Section 138, and the complaint proceedings against him were quashed under Section 482 CrPC. en-us Mon, 20 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 Jul 2022 22:00:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303156 Section 138 liability attaches only to the drawer of the cheque or the person whose account it is drawn on, and criminal process cannot be used to fasten statutory liability on a non-drawer or non-signatory. Applying strict construction of penal and quasi-criminal provisions, the HC noted that the cheque was signed and issued by another accused, not by the petitioner, even though the underlying transaction involved the petitioner. On that admitted position, the petitioner was held not liable under Section 138, and the complaint proceedings against him were quashed under Section 482 CrPC. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 20 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303156