Pinakin Kantilal Patel v. DCIT [2025] 177 taxmann.com 364 (Bom) (HC)

S. 278B: Offences and prosecutions-Companies-Liability of director-Part-time director-The criminal complaint against assessee was quashed and set aside. [S. 276C(2), 278B(2)]

Where assessee was a part-time director of the company prior to his resignation and was made a co-accused in a criminal complaint filed against the company for default in payment of tax, merely because assessee was a director, in absence of any specific averment that he was in charge of or responsible for the day-to-day affairs of the company and since cheque forming the subject matter of the complaint was not signed by him, the ingredients of section 278B(2) were not attracted; accordingly, the criminal complaint against the assessee was quashed and set aside.

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