https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303216 Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act imposes vicarious criminal liability on directors only when the complaint contains specific factual averments that the accused was in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the relevant time. Mere status as a director, without pleading how and in what manner she was responsible for the transaction or business conduct, is insufficient. Where the cheque was signed by another director and no specific role was attributed to the petitioner, cognizance against her was unsustainable and the complaint was liable to be set aside. en-us Fri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 08 Jul 2022 19:19:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303216 Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act imposes vicarious criminal liability on directors only when the complaint contains specific factual averments that the accused was in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the relevant time. Mere status as a director, without pleading how and in what manner she was responsible for the transaction or business conduct, is insufficient. Where the cheque was signed by another director and no specific role was attributed to the petitioner, cognizance against her was unsustainable and the complaint was liable to be set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303216