https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=426631 A complaint against non-signatory company directors under section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is sufficient where it specifically alleges that they were in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the relevant time; mere designation as director is not enough, but basic averments about management involvement, day-to-day affairs, and cheque-related settlement will attract the statutory deeming fiction. Quashing under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is available only if the accused produces unimpeachable material showing they were not responsible for the business and that continuing the prosecution would be an abuse of process. A plea of resignation or non-signatory status, without such material, does not displace the complaint. en-us Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 22 Aug 2022 11:21:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=426631 A complaint against non-signatory company directors under section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is sufficient where it specifically alleges that they were in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the relevant time; mere designation as director is not enough, but basic averments about management involvement, day-to-day affairs, and cheque-related settlement will attract the statutory deeming fiction. Quashing under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is available only if the accused produces unimpeachable material showing they were not responsible for the business and that continuing the prosecution would be an abuse of process. A plea of resignation or non-signatory status, without such material, does not displace the complaint. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=426631