https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=798438 Vicarious criminal liability for corporate cheque dishonour applies only to persons responsible for the company's business at the relevant time, or where consent, connivance, negligence, or an independent role is specifically pleaded. Uncontroverted corporate records showing that an accused never served as director or officer, coupled with no pleaded operational connection to cheque issuance or dishonour, support quashing proceedings under inherent criminal jurisdiction as an abuse of process. Corporate complaints seeking to proceed against responsible officers must prospectively verify the company's identity and each proposed accused's office through MCA master-data CIN and certified Form DIR-12. Exceptions require a due-diligence affirmation and recorded reasons before cognizance. en-us Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=798438 Vicarious criminal liability for corporate cheque dishonour applies only to persons responsible for the company's business at the relevant time, or where consent, connivance, negligence, or an independent role is specifically pleaded. Uncontroverted corporate records showing that an accused never served as director or officer, coupled with no pleaded operational connection to cheque issuance or dishonour, support quashing proceedings under inherent criminal jurisdiction as an abuse of process. Corporate complaints seeking to proceed against responsible officers must prospectively verify the company's identity and each proposed accused's office through MCA master-data CIN and certified Form DIR-12. Exceptions require a due-diligence affirmation and recorded reasons before cognizance. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=798438