https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=779880 A complaint under Sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was not liable to be quashed at the pre-trial stage merely because the accused claimed to have resigned as director or denied being the signatory to the cheques. The court reiterated that inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC must be used sparingly, and quashing is justified only where unimpeachable material shows that no offence is made out. Where the complaint contains the basic averment that the director was in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the relevant time, disputed questions about resignation, actual control, and supporting company records must ordinarily be tried. The petition was rejected and the proceedings were allowed to continue. en-us Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:27:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=779880 A complaint under Sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was not liable to be quashed at the pre-trial stage merely because the accused claimed to have resigned as director or denied being the signatory to the cheques. The court reiterated that inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC must be used sparingly, and quashing is justified only where unimpeachable material shows that no offence is made out. Where the complaint contains the basic averment that the director was in charge of and responsible for the company's business at the relevant time, disputed questions about resignation, actual control, and supporting company records must ordinarily be tried. The petition was rejected and the proceedings were allowed to continue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=779880