https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=766127 Vicarious criminal liability under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act requires specific averments that a director was in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the relevant time. Mere designation as a director is insufficient, and liability cannot be fastened on an independent non-executive director who is not shown to have been involved in day-to-day affairs, financial decisions, or the dishonoured cheques. On the stated record, the complaints lacked the necessary particulars and the appellant had no active role in the transactions, so the proceedings were liable to be quashed. en-us Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 08:42:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=766127 Vicarious criminal liability under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act requires specific averments that a director was in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the relevant time. Mere designation as a director is insufficient, and liability cannot be fastened on an independent non-executive director who is not shown to have been involved in day-to-day affairs, financial decisions, or the dishonoured cheques. On the stated record, the complaints lacked the necessary particulars and the appellant had no active role in the transactions, so the proceedings were liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=766127