https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461965 In a cheque dishonour prosecution arising from a sole proprietorship, the Court explained that Section 319 CrPC is an extraordinary power to be used sparingly, but it may be invoked on strong and cogent evidence emerging at trial showing the involvement of a person not originally arraigned. Because a sole proprietorship has no separate legal identity from the proprietor or proprietrix, liability may rest on that individual rather than on a distinct legal entity. Distinguishing cases involving companies and partnerships, the Court found the trial evidence sufficient to bring the proprietrix and the cheque signatory on record as additional accused, and restored the Magistrate's order permitting impleadment. en-us Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 12 May 2025 09:00:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461965 In a cheque dishonour prosecution arising from a sole proprietorship, the Court explained that Section 319 CrPC is an extraordinary power to be used sparingly, but it may be invoked on strong and cogent evidence emerging at trial showing the involvement of a person not originally arraigned. Because a sole proprietorship has no separate legal identity from the proprietor or proprietrix, liability may rest on that individual rather than on a distinct legal entity. Distinguishing cases involving companies and partnerships, the Court found the trial evidence sufficient to bring the proprietrix and the cheque signatory on record as additional accused, and restored the Magistrate's order permitting impleadment. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461965