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MANJARI NEHRU KAUL
Veenu Rana – Appellant
Versus
Surindra Milk Chilling Centre Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Manjari Nehru Kaul, J.
The petitioner-accused (hereinafter referred to as 'accused') has invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under section 482 of the Cr.P.C., 1973 for quashing of Complaint No.COMA/1126/2022 dated 11.04.2022 titled as 'Surindra Milk Chilling Centre v. Rana Milk Food' under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short, 'the NI Act'), pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Bathinda along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, including the summoning order dated 11.04.2022.
2. The brief facts of the complainant company may be noticed as thus.
The respondent-complainant company (hereinafter referred to as 'complainant') was engaged in the manufacture of desi ghee and other milk products at its own manufacturing units. The accused placed an order with the complainant for desi ghee, which was then supplied to her. In order to discharge its legal liability towards the purchase of desi ghee, the accused issued cheques bearing No.645368 dated 30.12.2021, No.645369 dated 30.01.2022 and No.645370 dated 28.02.2022 in the sum of Rs.8 lakhs, Rs.9 lakhs and Rs.9 lakhs respectively drawn on Punjab Nationa
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Non-Executive Directors cannot be held liable under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act without specific averments demonstrating their involvement in the company's day-to-day affairs.
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Specific averments regarding a director's role and responsibility are essential for vicarious liability under Section 141 of the N.I. Act; mere designation is insufficient.
Directors and company secretary can be held liable under Section 138 and 141 of the NI Act if they are responsible for the day-to-day affairs of the company or if their negligence, connivance, or con....
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