The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal proceedings under the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act against a non-signatory director, observing that the “total silence” in a complaint regarding an individual’s specific role in a transaction constitutes a jurisdictional void. Justice Uday Kumar held that procedural delays or laches cannot validate a summoning order that is fundamentally
Cheque Bounce Case Against Non-Signatory Director Cannot Proceed Without Specific Role Allegations: Calcutta HC
