https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769193 Delhi HC quashed dishonour of cheque complaint against petitioner no. 2 for lack of liability and absence of signature, while allowing it to continue against petitioner no. 1. The court found abuse of process due to multiplicity of proceedings where respondent presented cheques from both personal and firm accounts for same transaction without disclosure. Court held petitioner no. 2 cannot be held vicariously liable merely for being joint account holder. Exercised inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to prevent abuse of process. Petition allowed in part. en-us Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:31:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769193 Delhi HC quashed dishonour of cheque complaint against petitioner no. 2 for lack of liability and absence of signature, while allowing it to continue against petitioner no. 1. The court found abuse of process due to multiplicity of proceedings where respondent presented cheques from both personal and firm accounts for same transaction without disclosure. Court held petitioner no. 2 cannot be held vicariously liable merely for being joint account holder. Exercised inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to prevent abuse of process. Petition allowed in part. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769193