https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=444264 A complaint under Section 138 read with Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act cannot sustain vicarious criminal liability unless it specifically pleads that the accused was, at the relevant time, in charge of and responsible for the conduct of the firm's business. A general assertion that partners handled day-to-day affairs or that the firm acted through its partners is insufficient, because the two statutory ingredients under Section 141(1) must be pleaded conjunctively. On that basis, the complaint did not meet the threshold for proceeding against the appellant and was liable to be quashed. en-us Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:08:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=444264 A complaint under Section 138 read with Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act cannot sustain vicarious criminal liability unless it specifically pleads that the accused was, at the relevant time, in charge of and responsible for the conduct of the firm's business. A general assertion that partners handled day-to-day affairs or that the firm acted through its partners is insufficient, because the two statutory ingredients under Section 141(1) must be pleaded conjunctively. On that basis, the complaint did not meet the threshold for proceeding against the appellant and was liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=444264