https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42564 Criminal proceedings against a director may be quashed where undisputed material shows he joined the company after the period of the alleged conspiracy to evade excise duty and the complaint contains no specific averment of his participation. A general assertion that directors were responsible for the company's business was insufficient on the facts. The High Court exercised its inherent jurisdiction to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice, holding that continuation of the prosecution would cause needless harassment. en-us Thu, 24 Jul 1986 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 10:04:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42564 Criminal proceedings against a director may be quashed where undisputed material shows he joined the company after the period of the alleged conspiracy to evade excise duty and the complaint contains no specific averment of his participation. A general assertion that directors were responsible for the company's business was insufficient on the facts. The High Court exercised its inherent jurisdiction to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice, holding that continuation of the prosecution would cause needless harassment. Case-Laws Central Excise Thu, 24 Jul 1986 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42564