The High Court at Calcutta has ruled that criminal liability under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, is strictly personal (intuitu personae) and cannot be shifted to or inherited by a legal representative or heir upon the drawer’s demise. Justice Uday Kumar, while quashing a criminal proceeding against a non-signatory brother of a
Criminal Liability Under Section 138 NI Act Is Personal and Dies With the Drawer; Cannot Be Inherited by Heirs: Calcutta High Court
