https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=427725 Criminal prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act could not be sustained against a person who had resigned as director before the cheques were issued, where public records filed with the Registrar of Companies showed the resignation and the cheques were not signed by him. The Court treated those documents as unimpeachable and held that continuation of proceedings against an ex-director in these circumstances was an abuse of process. Inherent powers were therefore exercised to quash the proceedings qua him. en-us Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 19:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=427725 Criminal prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act could not be sustained against a person who had resigned as director before the cheques were issued, where public records filed with the Registrar of Companies showed the resignation and the cheques were not signed by him. The Court treated those documents as unimpeachable and held that continuation of proceedings against an ex-director in these circumstances was an abuse of process. Inherent powers were therefore exercised to quash the proceedings qua him. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=427725