Company Must File Cheque Complaint u/s 138 Through Authorized Employee; Representation by Knowledgeable Person Required.

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....Dishonor of Cheque - cognizance of offences - when a company is the payee of the cheque based on which a complaint is filed under Section 138 of N.I. Act, the complainant necessarily should be the Company which would be represented by an employee who is authorized. Primafacie, in such a situation the indication in the complaint and the sworn statement (either orally or by affidavit) to the effect that the complainant (Company) is represented by an authorized person who has knowledge, would be sufficient. - SC....