https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=753268 A complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act was treated as not maintainable where the cheque was issued on behalf of a company but the company itself was not arraigned as an accused; liability under sections 138 and 141 requires the drawer company and the person in charge of its business to be proceeded against in the recognised manner. The Court also noted that the absence of an inquiry under section 202(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure did not, on these facts, sustain the process or cure the defect in the complaint. The criminal proceeding was quashed in respect of the petitioner. en-us Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 May 2024 16:03:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=753268 A complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act was treated as not maintainable where the cheque was issued on behalf of a company but the company itself was not arraigned as an accused; liability under sections 138 and 141 requires the drawer company and the person in charge of its business to be proceeded against in the recognised manner. The Court also noted that the absence of an inquiry under section 202(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure did not, on these facts, sustain the process or cure the defect in the complaint. The criminal proceeding was quashed in respect of the petitioner. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=753268