https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=767350 A director who signed the dishonoured cheques and was specifically averred in the complaint as being responsible for their issuance falls within the liability framework of Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, even if he resigned later. The High Court noted that inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC should be exercised only where unimpeachable material shows the director had no concern with the cheques or where the prosecution is plainly abusive. In the absence of such material, the summoning and notice orders were not interfered with and the criminal proceedings were permitted to continue. en-us Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 07:41:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=767350 A director who signed the dishonoured cheques and was specifically averred in the complaint as being responsible for their issuance falls within the liability framework of Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, even if he resigned later. The High Court noted that inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC should be exercised only where unimpeachable material shows the director had no concern with the cheques or where the prosecution is plainly abusive. In the absence of such material, the summoning and notice orders were not interfered with and the criminal proceedings were permitted to continue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=767350