https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=429857 A director who signs a cheque on behalf of a company can face prosecution under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 even without a separate averment that he was in charge of and responsible for the company's business, where the complaint itself shows his active role in the transaction. A plea of resignation before the cheque date did not, on the facts pleaded, negate the complaint's assertion that he remained connected with the transaction and continued assisting the company. Objections based on the alleged lack of averments, resignation, and service of notice were held insufficient to quash the summoning order at the threshold. en-us Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 07 Nov 2022 09:10:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=429857 A director who signs a cheque on behalf of a company can face prosecution under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 even without a separate averment that he was in charge of and responsible for the company's business, where the complaint itself shows his active role in the transaction. A plea of resignation before the cheque date did not, on the facts pleaded, negate the complaint's assertion that he remained connected with the transaction and continued assisting the company. Objections based on the alleged lack of averments, resignation, and service of notice were held insufficient to quash the summoning order at the threshold. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=429857