Dishonour Of Cheque: Complaint Against Partnership Firm Not Maintainable Without Making The Firm An Accused: Madras HC

Quashing the proceedings against the Petitioners, the High Court of Madras held that a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (the Act), cannot be maintained against the partners of a firm, without making the firm as an accused person. The Respondent had filed a complaint against the Petitioners before a Judicial Magistrate, for an offence under the said...