Aneeta Hada vs M/S Godfather Travels & Tours Pvt.Ltd

The Supreme Court addressed the liability of an authorised signatory under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, holding that prosecution under this section requires the company to be arraigned as an accused. The Court emphasized that the legal fiction in Section 141 necessitates the impleadment of the principal offender, which is the company in this case. The appeals were linked due to a common legal question regarding the interpretation of Sections 138 and 141, ultimately leading to the conclusion that without the company being accused, the prosecution against the signatory cannot proceed.