Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 859 · Decided 6 July 2009
K.K. Ahuja v. V.K. Vora and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 859 · [2009] 9 S.C.R. 1144
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1130/2003
- Decided
- 6 July 2009
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC; NI Act Section 141(1), 138; Companies Act Section 291, 5
Headnote
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: ss.141(1) and (2), 138 c - Vicarious liability - Liability of Deputy General Manager of the Company which issued the dishonoured cheque - Held: A person is vicariously liable under sub-section (1) of s.141, if he is responsible to the company for the conduct of the company and was also incharge of business D of the company - Sub-section (2) of s.141 provides that t- Director, Manager, Secretary or other officer though not in charge of conduct of the company would be liabfe if offence was committed in connivance or consent or was a result of
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