Managing Day-to-Day Affairs of Company Does Not Make One Liable for Criminal Act: Supreme Court

Managing Day-to-Day Affairs of Company Does Not Make One Liable for Criminal Act: Supreme Court

The SC has held that by saying that a person was in charge of the company at the time when the offence was committed is not sufficient to attract sub-section 1 of Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, which stipulates dishonour of cheques by a company through a person responsible for conduct of the business of the company