https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=773046 Vicarious liability under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act requires clear and specific pleadings that the accused was in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the relevant time. Mere office-bearer status or repetition of statutory language is not enough. If liability is based on consent, connivance, or negligence under Section 141(2), the complaint must set out material particulars showing how that responsibility arises. As the complaint only described the petitioners as management committee office bearers and did not connect them to the cheque transaction or business control, they could not be validly summoned and the proceedings against them were quashed. en-us Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:04:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=773046 Vicarious liability under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act requires clear and specific pleadings that the accused was in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the relevant time. Mere office-bearer status or repetition of statutory language is not enough. If liability is based on consent, connivance, or negligence under Section 141(2), the complaint must set out material particulars showing how that responsibility arises. As the complaint only described the petitioners as management committee office bearers and did not connect them to the cheque transaction or business control, they could not be validly summoned and the proceedings against them were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=773046