https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=429511 A cheque-dishonour complaint by a corporate complainant can proceed through an authorised attorney holder at the cognizance stage on a prima facie averment of authority; production of the original power of attorney is not a mandatory precondition for issuing process. A challenge to the attorney's authority is a matter for trial. The failure to record the attorney holder's statement on oath under Section 200 CrPC was treated as an irregularity, not a fatal defect, because the complaint, cheque, dishonour memo, demand notice, and proof of service otherwise supported issuance of process. The criminal complaint and process orders were left undisturbed. en-us Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 31 Oct 2022 08:13:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=429511 A cheque-dishonour complaint by a corporate complainant can proceed through an authorised attorney holder at the cognizance stage on a prima facie averment of authority; production of the original power of attorney is not a mandatory precondition for issuing process. A challenge to the attorney's authority is a matter for trial. The failure to record the attorney holder's statement on oath under Section 200 CrPC was treated as an irregularity, not a fatal defect, because the complaint, cheque, dishonour memo, demand notice, and proof of service otherwise supported issuance of process. The criminal complaint and process orders were left undisturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=429511