Landmark case · Law of Banking and Negotiable Instruments · Semester 5

Aneeta Hada v. Godfather Travels and Tours (P) Ltd.

(2012) 5 SCC 661 · Supreme Court of India

Vicarious liability of a director under section 141 cannot be fastened unless the company is arraigned as an accused.

From topic

Ingredients of the offence and vicarious liability — Unit IV, Law of Banking and Negotiable Instruments.

Related sections:

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, 138 — Dishonour of cheque for insufficiency of funds
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, 139 — Presumption in favour of holder
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, 141 — Offences by companies
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, 142 — Cognizance of offences